2A Salt Top Football Player Performances

Highlighting the Best of the Best

By Team Reports

Oct 27, 2024, 10:12pm

2A Salt 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!

Kaleb (Bubba) Burras Crosses Big Stat Threshold

Starting off the list is Heritage Academy's Kaleb (Bubba) Burras, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. (Bubba) Burras rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.4). He is becoming a predictor of Heritage Academy's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

(Bubba) Burras might have his next game, a road matchup with Chandler Prep, circled on his calendar. When (Bubba) Burras last faced the Titans back in October of 2023, he rushed for 383 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 65 yards and two touchdowns.

Gamescore: 40.10

Paul Soltero Goes Supernova in Heritage Academy Loss

Paul Soltero put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 122 yards on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown.

Soltero might have his next game, a road matchup with Chandler Prep, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Soltero saw the Titans), he picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.

Gamescore: 37.20

San Tan Charter Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Benny Sharpe

San Tan Charter picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Benny Sharpe. Nobody could stop Sharpe as he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 55 yards.

San Tan Charter pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Sharpe will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on NFL Yet Academy on Friday.

Gamescore: 34.50

Uriah Neloms and Co. Win Eighth in a Row

Uriah Neloms was instrumental in extending San Tan Charter's winning streak to eight on Friday. Neloms turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 110 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.

For the year, Neloms has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 153.1 passing yards per game.

Gamescore: 34.33

Aaron Crawford Dazzles in Chandler Prep Win

Rounding off our Top Five is Aaron Crawford of Chandler Prep. Crawford picked up 220 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards.

Crawford and Chandler Prep will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. The contest will pit Crawford up against the Heroes' star receiver Paul Soltero. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.