TAPPS Division IV District 1 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!
Mercy Culture Prep Gets a Boost from Lardizabal in 32-21 Win
Starting off the list is Mercy Culture Prep's Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Lardizabal rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles.
This season, Lardizabal has averaged 13.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.38
Williams Made His Presence Known in Temple Christian's 32-21 Defeat
Temple Christian was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Nathan Williams did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Williams as he rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making eight total tackles.
Temple Christian is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. Williams and Temple Christian will square off against St. Paul at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Landon Martinez Goes Supernova in Mercy Culture Prep Victory
Landon Martinez posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Mercy Culture Prep is 2-1 when Martinez posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-6 otherwise.
For the year, Martinez has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 141.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.67
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Mark Rayson stepped things up a notch to give First Baptist the 'W'. Sacred Heart had no answer to Rayson as he rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.80
Other Notable Players
- Zade Darter: 113 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.40)
- Zykhius Wapskineh: 145 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.83)
- Dylan Jones: 168 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Bradlee Mays: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.93)
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