Section 5 AA Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Theodorakakos Posts Huge Game in 29-28 Victory
Thanks in part to A.J. Theodorakakos, Penfield said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Theodorakakos did his part (and then some), rushing for 156 yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Theodorakakos has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 138.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.40
A Season-Best Effort from Jackson Koppers Leads Rush-Henrietta over Penfield
Rush-Henrietta came up short on Friday despite Jackson Koppers delivering his best game to date. Koppers punched in two rushing scores, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Rush-Henrietta is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Koppers and Rush-Henrietta will face off against Aquinas Institute at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.32
Lucas Leone Makes It Two for Aquinas Institute
Another Aquinas Institute player making an appearance on this list is Lucas Leone. He made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Leone has averaged 11.3 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.50
Big Game from Medina As Rush-Henrietta Fell 29-28
The second Rush-Henrietta player making an appearance here is Justin Medina, and for good reason. He rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Medina has averaged 25.2 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 30.17 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 79 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 26.47
Other Notable Players
- C.J. Flaherty: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
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