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Ralph Amsden's Jungle Official Beasts of the Week
Offense: Liam Phelan (St. Mary's)
St. Mary's had a 27-7 win over Washington on Friday, and in the game, 2021 ATH Liam Phelan scored a rushing and receiving touchdown, and added an interception on the defensive side of the ball, while leading the team in solo tackles, to show that he's a beast no matter what the situation is on the field.
Defense: Ricardo Ramirez (La Joya)
La Joya's entire program is up in the air with head coach Devin Dourisseau resigning over the school's administration accusing the team of running up the score in their 60-0 win over Copper Canyon. But I'm going to ignore all of that to point out that Ricardo Ramirez had a heck of a ballgame, recovering two fumbles, and running one back for a TD, while also accumulating five solo tackles, two for a loss, and a sack.
Honorable Mention: Jacob Cisneros (Boulder Creek)
Our guy Chris Eaton made him one of the 8 Shining Stars this week, but I wanted to make sure I acknowledged his 533 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns against Perry.
Chilly's Jungle Official Beasts of the Week
Offense: Caden Calloway (Campo Verde)
Campo Verde RB Caden Calloway got the ball 34 times against Gilbert, and what’d he do? Popped off for 267 yds and 2 TD's. Calloway is now a two-time winner of Beast of the Week, so keep feeding the beast!
Defense: Tre Smith (Red Mountain)
Beasts gotta eat, and last week the big fella ate a big meal... 6-4, 225 Red ountain DL Tre Smith had 7 tackles, 4 sacks and 6 TFLs in a win over Basha.
Cody Cameron's Jungle Official Beasts of the Week:
Offense: K'rashee Smith (South Mountain)
K'rashee Smith bulldozed over the Camelback defense in South Mountain's 64-28 victory last Friday night. The Senior RB finished with 152 yards on the ground and 3 TDs. He also averaged a whopping 12.7 yards per carry. Smith is well on his way to eclipsing the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the year as he's rushed for 795 yards and 12 TDs in only 6 games this season.
Defense: Clay Zupke (Pinnacle)
Clay Zupke had a pair of interceptions in the Pioneer's 52-0 shutout win over Valley Vista last Friday night. The Senior DB has 3 interceptions in just 5 games played this season. He's also totaled up 22 tackles and 3 pass break-ups on the year.
Alec Simpson's Jungle Official Beasts of the Week
Offense: Chris Hintze (Mesquite)
Watching Chris Hintze in person friday was certainly impressive. In the first quarter Chris already had 2 touchdowns one on offense and one on defense. It was no question he was going to be my beast of the week. The senior running back finished the game with 16 carries for 163 yards and also added 2 receptions for 55 yards, giving him 218 total yards on the game. Certainly very impressed with Hintze’s showing despite the tough loss to Seton Catholic.
Defense: Kellen Gibson (Arizona College Prep)
Kellen Gibson had impressive night on the stat sheet for Arizona College Prep in their 48-6 win over Tanque Verde. He had 11 total tackles in the night and currently has 72 tackles on the year as well as 2.5 sacks. His size is certainly intriguing for a linebacker at 6’2, 210, which translates well for the next level. Kellen definitely deserves my beast of the week this week on defense.
