Jason Jewell
Friday Night Phenoms: Week 10
Player of the Week
* Alex Bell – QB Sabino
Bell went off against Empire, throwing for 400+ yards and eight TDs.
Coach of the Week
*Mark Smith – Liberty
Down 13-0 to rival Centennial. The Lions came back and won 21-19. With under two minutes to play, the Lions forced a fumble and then were able to spike the ball with five seconds left to set up the game winning TD pass.
Team of the Week
*Williams Field
Williams Field handed rival Queen Creek their first loss of the season.
Quarterbacks
*Chavez senior Chris Russell threw for 205 yards and five TDs while rushing for 108 yards and two more scores against Alhambra.
* Spencer Rattler from Pinnacle threw for 369 yards and four TDs against Horizon.
* Boulder Creek’s Caden Austin threw five TDs against Desert Mountain.
* Tolleson’s Pat Ortega threw for 275 yards and three TDs against La Joya.
* Desert Mountain’s Kedon Slovis threw five TDs against Boulder Creek.
Running Backs
*Isaiah Briggs from Glendale ran for 245 yards and three TDs against Independence to give the Cardinals an 8-2 record, the best in a long, long time.
* Chandler’s DeCarlos Brooks scored four TDs against Hamilton.
* Ethan Truesdell from Skyline scored three times against Dobson.
* Buena’s Lawrence Prior rushed for 246 yards against Nogales.
Receivers
*Chandler’s Gunner Romney caught nine passes for 209 yards against Hamilton.
* Sabino’s Bennett Nottingham caught four TD passes against Empire.
Special Teams/Defense/Misc.
*Liberty LB/S Ryan Puskas racked up 16 tackles against Centennial.
* Perry junior D’Shayne James ran for a TD, threw one and caught two more against Basha.
* Tonopah LB Jess Pennington made 26 tackles against Paradise Honors.
