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!
A Season-Best Performance from Sawyer Wald Leads Lutheran over Standley Lake
On Thursday, Lutheran got the W thanks in part to Sawyer Wald playing the best football he has all season. 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's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Wald and Lutheran are taking a road trip to face off against Hinkley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 75.20
Boston Harris Delivers Best Performance of Season
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 challenge Littleton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.57
Liam Graham Dazzles in Standley Lake 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. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 84 yards.
On the season, Graham has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 54.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Xavier Agosto stepped things up a notch to give Kennedy the 'W'. Nobody could stop Agosto as he rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns. He 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 will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Holy Family 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
