6A Premier Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Halsana Made His Presence Known in Chandler's 42-21 Victory
Starting off the list is Chandler's Tristan Halsana, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Halsana rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
This year, Halsana has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 114 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.98
A Season-Best Effort from Rich Lucero Jr. Leads Hamilton over Perry
Rich Lucero Jr. produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hamilton to the win on Friday. Lucero Jr. threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes.
Lucero Jr. is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Casteel on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Lucero Jr. saw the Colts), he threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards.
Gamescore: 37.60
Jacob Brown Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jacob Brown produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hamilton to the win on Friday. Brown rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns.
Brown and Hamilton will take on Casteel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brown will face off against Isaiah Linyear, the Colts' star RB. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 31.83
Mencl Posts Huge Game in 42-21 Win
Another Chandler player making an appearance on this list is Will Mencl. He threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
For the season, Mencl has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 142.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.73
Carter Ochoa Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Chandler got the W thanks in part to Carter Ochoa playing the best football he has all season. Ochoa picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 50 yards.
Casteel's probably not too fond of Ochoa given he always seems to get the better of them. When Ochoa last faced the Colts back in September of 2023, he picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 22.52
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Linyear: 119 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.48)
- Derrick Leblanc Jr: 1 sack, 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Jackson Powell: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Sabriam Torres: 65 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Jackson Sands: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
