5A Division II Southern Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Michael Lewis Leads Green Valley over Shadow Ridge
Sadly, Michael Lewis posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Green Valley over Shadow Ridge on Thursday. Lewis threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
Green Valley moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Lewis and Green Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Faith Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.23
Malahkai Berry Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Shadow Ridge got the W thanks in part to Malahkai Berry playing the best football he has all season. Berry rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns.
Shadow Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Berry and Shadow Ridge are on the road again on Friday to play Silverado at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.40
Maddox Valoaga Turns in Season-Best Effort
Maddox Valoaga produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Faith Lutheran to the win on Thursday. Valoaga picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
The win for Faith Lutheran keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Valoaga and Faith Lutheran will challenge Green Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.25
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Colten. Thresher stepped things up a notch to give Palo Verde the 'W'. Nobody could stop Thresher as he picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Thresher has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 30.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.47
Breslin Made His Presence Known in Faith Lutheran's 28-13 Victory
Faith Lutheran picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Cale Breslin. Breslin was unstoppable, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Breslin is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Green Valley on Friday. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Breslin saw the Gators), he rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 24.77
Other Notable Players
- Tyrell Craven: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Alexander Rogers: 164 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.83)
- Cris Dalina: 57 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 20.28)
- Ricky Manning: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Gavin Day: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
