Peninsula - El Camino 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!
Joseph Manueli Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Santa Clara got the W thanks in part to Joseph Manueli playing the best football he has all season. Manueli rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.
Santa Clara moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. Manueli will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Homestead on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.20
Woodside was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Dumace? Bell did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Bell was still balling out as he made five total tackles (2.0 for loss). He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
On the year, Bell has averaged 2.3 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.71 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 30.42
Usher Posts Huge Game in 29-17 Defeat
Keeping Bell company is Evan Usher, a fellow Woodside player. He rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
This season, Usher has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 98 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.38
Derek Hall Puts an End to Los Altos' Losing Streak on Thursday
Los Altos's four-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Derek Hall. Hall was dynamite on Thursday, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards.
This season, Hall has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 102.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.27
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Wu: 41 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
- Damian Lopez: 69 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
