Catholic AA I Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Friday through Sunday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Bowers As St. John the Baptist Fell 39-33
Starting off the list is St. John the Baptist's Maxwell Bowers, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bowers rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 215 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes.
St. John the Baptist is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Bowers and St. John the Baptist will take on Holy Cross at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 44.63
Fordham Prep found a leader in Jack McKillop as the team took down St. John the Baptist on Friday. McKillop turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fordham Prep now has a winning record of 3-2. McKillop and Fordham Prep will be playing at home against Monsignor Farrell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.95
Jack Leary Delivers Best Performance of Season
St. Francis Prep was led to victory by Jack Leary, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Sunday. Leary threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. St. Francis Prep is undefeated when Leary posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
St. Francis Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Leary and St. Francis Prep will head out to face off against Christ the King at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Gamescore: 35.80
Kuharski Came Up Big in Xavier's 42-7 Win
Xavier found a leader in Jerry Kuharski as the squad took down Holy Trinity on Saturday. Kuharski did his part (and then some), rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'.
Xavier's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Kuharski and Xavier will venture away from home to take on St. Anthony's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.20
Hanoi Nelson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Xavier was led to victory by Hanoi Nelson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Nelson picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.4 total tackles per game.
This year, Nelson has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Other Notable Players
- Brayden Mangan: 125 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.08)
- Sean Ibert: 1 TD ; 79 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.83)
- Thomas Zeh: 143 yards passing; 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.43)
- Jonathan Bailey: 132 yards passing; 27 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.10)
- Thomas Mellody: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.85)
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