As part of our daily coverage of New Jersey high school football, we will shine the spotlight on some of the top performances in the North Jersey Interscholastic League each week.
On Tuesdays, we will highlight five players who turned in noteworthy efforts on offense from the previous weekend. And on Wednesdays, we’ll turn to those on the defensive side.
Take a look below at our selections for NJIC Offensive Players of the Week from Week 7.
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Hudson Adika, Cresskill-Emerson Boro, Sr., RB
Adika had no touchdowns to his name entering last weekend’s game. Even though Cresskill/Emerson lost to Saddle Brook, Adika had a career game. He ran for 224 yards and scored three touchdowns. This performance elevated his season total to 507 rushing yards. He also produced a season-high eight tackles in this game, including one for a loss.
Andrew Filan, Saddle Brook, Fr., RB
Filan earned Defensive Player of the Week honors in Week 6 for compiling 21 tackles, which he did again in Week 7, but Friday’s performance in a 56-20 victory over Cresskill-Emerson Boro called for offensive recognition. The freshman bruiser ran 25 times for 209 yards and two touchdowns to go with the 21 tackles and three tackles for loss. It’s his second-consecutive week with over 200 yards on the ground.
Luciano Mayer, Waldwick-Midland Park, Jr., RB
Mayer’s big season trudged forward even more this past weekend. Taking down Wood-Ridge, 21-7 in the NJIC Tournament semifinal, Mayer accounted for all three scores, rushing for three touchdowns on 233 yards. This year, Mayer has 1,413 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns.
Nick Policastro, Palisades Park-Leonia, Sr., QB
Policastro put together the best performance of his career in Palisades Park-Leonia’s 33-21 road victory over Secaucus on Thursday. Policastro completed 17-of-26 passes 279 yards and three touchdowns to go with four rushes for 11 yards. He also converted on his lone PAT attempt. Policastro is now up to eight passing touchdowns on the year and hasn’t thrown an interception since Week 2.
Quinn Weber, Rutherford, Jr., TE
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound blue chip prospect had a career game in Rutherford’s 56-33 win over Becton. Weber caught seven passes for 100 yards, and a state-best five touchdowns. He has seven touchdowns this season, as well as 47 tackles on defense as a safety.
