Pacific Coast - Gabilan Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Whelan Made His Presence Known in Soquel's 35-7 Win
Starting off the list is Soquel's Sam Whelan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Whelan rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Soquel, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Whelan and Soquel will venture away from home to square off against Monterey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.80
Everett Alvarez had to settle for second on Thursday, but Roman Garcia sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Garcia was still balling out as he rushed for 55 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
Everett Alvarez is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Garcia will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Aptos on Thursday.
Gamescore: 19.65
Gavin Mcdonald Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Gavin Mcdonald posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 100 yards on only 14 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 58 yards.
For the season, Mcdonald has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 34 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.40
Django Daillak Makes It Two for Soquel
Another Soquel player making an appearance on this list is Django Daillak. He picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Daillak has averaged 3.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 13.63
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Alan Mejia
The second Everett Alvarez player making an appearance here is Alan Mejia, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Thursday, making 13 total tackles. The matchup was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles.
On the season, Mejia has averaged 10.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 12.75
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