4A Soco 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Gabriel Mcfarland Delivers Best Performance of Season
Gabriel Mcfarland produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Vista Ridge to the win on Thursday. Mcfarland rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
This season, Mcfarland has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 126.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 56.88
Avier Elvira Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Palmer Ridge got the W thanks in part to Avier Elvira playing the best football he has all season. Elvira rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Air Academy's probably not too fond of Elvira given he always seems to get the better of them. Elvira rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries the last time he and the Kadets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 46.20
Air Academy had to settle for second on Friday, but Jackson Schmadeka sure wasn't going down easily. Schmadeka was dynamite, picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 75 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
For the season, Schmadeka has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.78
Durango Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Cully Feeney
Cully Feeney was instrumental in extending Durango's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Feeney as he threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Feeney has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 155 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 52.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.60
Big Game from Stevens As Vista Ridge Won 54-35
The second Vista Ridge player making an appearance here is Zayden Stevens, and for good reason. He threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns.
Stevens will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Rampart on Friday. The last time Stevens took on the Rams, he threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards on only nine carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 26.07
Other Notable Players
- Wyatt Bartel: 1 interception, 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Ben Fernengel: 125 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Jackson Mabe: 51 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.60)
- Jamir Ford: 70 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.62)
- Sebastian Tripp: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
