6A Premier Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Wednesday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Claire Mcmahon Turns in Season-Best Effort
Basha was led to victory by Claire McMahon, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Wednesday. McMahon's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked her fourth straight game with at least 121 receiving yards. She showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards.
Basha's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. McMahon and Basha will take on Red Mountain at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 57.43
Another Game with at Least 325 Passing Yards from Amiah Walker
Basha was led to victory by Amiah Walker, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Walker's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked her third straight game with at least 325 passing yards.
For the year, Walker has thrown 26 touchdowns while averaging 228.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.27
Marlie Phillips and Co. Win 14th in a Row
Marlie Phillips was instrumental in extending Hamilton's winning streak to 14 on Wednesday. Nobody could stop Phillips as he threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns.
Phillips must have Higley's number; she was a force to be reckoned with the last time she faced them too. Phillips threw for 291 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.3% of her passes the last time she and the Knights duked it out back in October.
Gamescore: 30.67
A Constellation of Stars for Basha
Another Basha player making an appearance on this list is Luci Burt. She made five total tackles and defended a pass.
For the season, Burt has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 interceptions.
Gamescore: 24.13
Johnson Made Her Presence Known in Casteel's 28-14 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Mia Johnson of Casteel. Johnson made ten total tackles and defended three passes. She has become a key player for Casteel: the team is 8-1 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 3-5 otherwise.
For the year, Johnson has averaged 5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, she was only averaging 0.25 defended passes per game. This year she is averaging one defended passe.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- Aaliyah Opara: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.77)
- Madison Slaton: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Gianni Scott: 31 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
