3A Metro 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!
Sawyer Wald Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sawyer Wald produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lutheran to the win on Thursday. Wald rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Wald and Lutheran will head out on the road to face off against Hinkley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 75.20
Boston Harris Turns in Season-Best Performance
Standley Lake came up short on Thursday despite Boston Harris delivering his best game to date. Harris picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Standley Lake's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Harris and Standley Lake will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hinkley at 6:30 p.m. on October 24th.
Gamescore: 40.57
Graham Made His Presence Known in Standley Lake's 49-26 Defeat
Keeping Harris company is Liam Graham, a fellow Standley Lake player. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run.
On the season, Graham has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.23
Kennedy found a leader in Xavier Agosto as the team took down Hinkley on Friday. Hinkley had no answer to Agosto as he rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns. Agosto didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made three total tackles.
Kennedy's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Agosto and Kennedy will challenge Holy Family at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 21.85
Urijah Garcia Makes It Two for Kennedy
Another Kennedy player making an appearance on this list is Urijah Garcia. He made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
On the season, Garcia has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Teagan Leighton: 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.90)
- Marcelis Allen: 103 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.57)
- Jack Wesolowski: 47 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.20)
- Isaac Trujillo: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
