Jason Jewell
Friday Night Phenoms: Week 2
Player of the Week
* Chandler QB Billy Bolger – Stepped up to the plate and filled in for an injured Jacob Conover admirably. Led the Wolves to an OT win over Pinnacle, throwing 5 TDs in the game.
Team of the Week
* Hamilton – The Huskies rebounded from the loss to Queen Creek and took it to Red Mountain.
Coach of the Week
* Lamar Early – Millennium – Came up with a huge win over Verrado. Could be signature win for Early in his young career at Millennium.
Quarterbacks
* Perry’s Brock Purdy had another big night, throwing for 316 yards and 5 TDs against Westwood. Added 68 yards and 1 more score on the ground.
* Horizon’s Jake Martinelli had 303 yards and 3 TDs in the air and ran for 45 yards and 2 more scores against Paradise Valley.
* Hamilton’s Tyler Shough threw for 316 yards and 3 TDs against Red Mountain.
* Cole Peterson from Kellis had 3 TDs against Willow Canyon.
* Nate Hanna from Mesa threw for 308 yards and 6 TDs against Copper Canyon.
* Jordan Porter from Cholla had another big game, throwing for 300 yards and running for 100 more in a loss to Catalina Foothills.
* Desert Vista senior Derek Kline threw 3 TDs against Basha.
* Skyline’s Steven Castle threw 3 TDs against Valley Vista.
* Bagdad’s Israel Loveall passed for 300 yards and 3 TDs including the game winning Hail Mary to beat Williams.
Running Backs
* Campo Verde’s Matt Leazier ran for 215 yards and 3 scores against Gilbert.
* Deer Valley junior Dez Melton ran for 274 yards and 4 TDs against Mt. Ridge.
* Bourgade’s Josh Dreher ran for 331 yards and 3 TDs against Joy Christian.
* Kris Jackson from Mesa ran for 290 yards and scored 4 times versus Copper Canyon.
* Desert Edge’s Kody Ball ran for 228 yards against Fairfax.
* Jake Smith from Notre Dame had 326 all-purpose yards and 4 TDs against Desert Mountain.
* Chandler’s Drake Anderson had 4 TDs against Pinnacle.
* Nolan Susel from Florence ran for 276 yards and scored 5 times against Sahuarita.
Receivers
* Manny Collier from Westwood had 274 all-purpose yards in their loss to Perry.
* Plas Johnson from Kellis scored 3 TDs against Willow Canyon.
* Noa Pola-Gates from Williams Field scored 4 times against Ironwood.
* Ricky Pearsall from Corona caught 12 passes against Mt. View.
Defense/Special Teams/Misc.
* Brophy DB Marques White had 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and an INT against Westview.
* Mesa Mt. View DE Jared Mix had 5 sacks against Corona del Sol.
* Terrell Hayward from Cienega returned an INT for a TD, a punt for a TD and had a third TD receiving.
* DL Kyle White from Notre Dame had 4 sacks against Desert Mountain.
