This past week has brought out the best from the cream of the crop across the N.J. girls flag football landscape, especially in the Big Central Conference. Kent Place sophomore quarterback Avery Delaney racked up 200 yards on the ground during a game on May 5 against Montville, finishing the contest with 325 total yards and two touchdowns. Delaney now stands with 1,419 yards passing and 762 rushing yards this spring to go along with her 22 total touchdowns. On May 7 in North Brunswick, Elizabeth star sophomore Sanaii Mayers recorded another stellar performance on the gridiron to lead the Minutemen to their ninth win of the season. Mayers dialed up three touchdown passes and hauled in a nine-yard touchdown pass from Jasiyaa Byron to help Elizabeth win its sixth straight game. It’s the sixth time this season that Mayers has recorded three or more touchdowns in a game, and she now has 30 total touchdowns this spring. Colonia’s Rachael Sullivan had a strong week as well. The senior tallied 246 rushing yards and four touchdowns in two games to extend Colonia’s winning streak to four straight games. Down in the WJFL, Kingsway senior signal caller Ava Valente made noise again throughout the state with her 11 touchdown passes over the last three games, giving her 39 for the season. Take a look at the rest of the strong individual performances on the gridiron this past week in our Players of the Week in each conference for May 1-7. Each week, NJ Advance Media will select Players of the Week in every conference around the state. Any games played on May 8 will be included in next week’s honors unless otherwise noted. Note: This report is based on statistics reported to NJschoolsports.com by 11 a.m. on May 8. Big Central Conference Kristen Cooper, TE/LB, Summit, So. Cooper posted an all-around great performance to help Summit pick up a 2-0 victory over Roselle on May 1. The sophomore hauled in three catches for 40 yards on offense and had five total flag pulls with a sack on defense. Four of Cooper’s tackles came in the backfield. Amiyah Louis-Jiles, QB, Union, Jr. For the first time this spring, Louis-Jiles found the end zone three times in a game to lead Union to a 21-7 victory over Plainfield on May 6. Louis-Jiles threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown in the team’s sixth straight win. The junior now has 11 total touchdowns this season. North Jersey Interscholastic Conference Ashley Campos, WR/DB, Wallington, Jr. It was a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown by Campos that started Wallington’s run to a 13-0 victory over North Arlington on May 6. Campos finished with seven total flag pulls in the victory, recording three of her tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The junior captured her first interception of the season during the team’s win over Paterson Arts on May 1. Elanna Henry, WR/DB, Garfield, Jr. Henry threw a 29-yard touchdown pass, rushed for 130 yards and two scores, and got her first interception this spring during the team’s 32-7 victory over Hawthorne on May 6. The junior added 83 yards rushing and a touchdown the following day against Pompton Lakes. Super Football Conference Madisyn Starr, Passaic Tech, LB, Sr. Nothing is getting past Starr these days. The senior defensive star racked up 16 total flag pulls and nine sacks over the last two games to help Passaic Tech record back-to-back shutouts. Starr had seven sacks in the team’s scoreless tie against state-ranked Paterson Kennedy last Thursday. The senior has 18 sacks this spring and 28.5 sacks over the last two seasons. Penelope Pace, Ridgewood, QB/DB, So. Pace helped Ridgewood deliver a statement to the N.J. flag football community with four total touchdowns in the team’s 34-0 victory over St. Benedict’s on May 1. The sophomore added three more passing touchdowns to help Ridgewood roll to a 26-0 win over Paterson Kennedy on May 6. Pace had a sack in each win as well for the Maroons. Shore Conference Gianna Bettinger, Keansburg, QB/DB, So. Bettinger sparked the Titans to their third-straight win on Tuesday when she passed for 220 yards and ran for another 110 in a 38-6 victory over Keansburg on Tuesday. Bettinger threw a 10-yard, 45-yard, and 25-yard touchdown. She ran 60 yards for another score. On defense, she had five flag pulls and two interceptions. Lana Ellington, Neptune, RB/DB, So. One of the most versatile and explosive players in the Shore Conference, the 5-foot-4 Ellington averaged 11.9 yards per carry and scored five TDs in three games last week. Ellington helped Neptune go 2-1 and secure a spot in the conference tournament. Ellington had a season high 120 yards on eight carries in a 20-0 victory over previously undefeated Trinity Hall. She had 106 yards in a 20-19 loss to Red Bank Catholic and 48 yards and three TDs in a 28-19 win over Shore. So far this spring, Ellington has 667 yards and 17 TDs. West Jersey Football League Journey Green, Absegami, RB/LB, Sr. Fully healthy for the first time since an ankle injury in late March, Green had the pep back in her step on Wednesday. Green had a season and career high 101 yards in the victory over Hammonton — the third straight for the Braves. Green scored on a 76-yard run on offense and a 60-yard interception return on defense. She also had five flag pulls. Green has 440 total rushing yards on 26 carries with three TDs on the ground. Harleigh Handson, QB, Cedar Creek, Jr. Handson passed for 247 yards and led the Pirates, the hottest team in the state south of Ridgewood, to a 22-8 rematch victory over previously undefeated Absegami on Wednesday. Since a 20-0 loss to Absegami on March 25, Cedar Creek has gone 7-0-1. Last week, they defeated previously unbeaten Pleasantville, 14-6, and Oakcrest, 37-0. Steven Bassin can be reached at SBassin@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @SBassin_Sports The N.J. High School Sports newsletter now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now and be among the first to get all the boys and girls sports you care about, straight to your inbox each weekday. To add your name, click here. As always, please report scores to njschoolsports.com. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subscription.