5A Northwest Valley 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!
Dylan Hayhurst's Big Game Leads Goldwater over Ironwood
Starting off the list is Goldwater's Dylan Hayhurst, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hayhurst rushed for 333 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Hayhurst is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Agua Fria on Thursday. When Hayhurst last faced the Owls back in October of 2023, he rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 75.58
Paul Made His Presence Known in Ironwood's 44-21 Defeat
Ironwood was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Khavontae Paul did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Paul as he rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
On the year, Paul has averaged 72.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 27.00
Nicholas Morrow Makes It Two for Ironwood
Keeping Paul company is Nicholas Morrow, a fellow Ironwood player. He rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Morrow has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 46.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 10.40
Gabe Smith Makes It Two for Goldwater
The second Goldwater player making an appearance here is Gabe Smith, and for good reason. He rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.
Smith will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Agua Fria on Friday. The match will pit Smith up against the Owls' star RB Jayvier Cook. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 10.40
A Constellation of Stars for Ironwood
Another Ironwood player making an appearance on this list is Xadiel (Abel) Silva. He rushed for 14 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Silva has averaged 29.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 9.08
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