Citrus Belt Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Evan Powell Leads Cajon over Beaumont
Sadly, Evan Powell posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Cajon over Beaumont on Friday. Powell threw for 431 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Cajon is undefeated when Powell posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
If history really does repeat itself, Powell might just drop another big game when he faces off against Redlands East Valley on Friday. Powell threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.73
Nathen Lopez Delivers Electric Performance Vs Redlands
Nathen Lopez helped snap Redlands East Valley's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season. Lopez did his part (and then some), rushing for 164 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Redlands East Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Lopez and Redlands East Valley will head out on the road to take on Cajon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.45
Dj Littles Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Dj Littles posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Cajon over Beaumont on Friday. Littles picked up 209 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
This year, Littles has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Another Game with at Least 11 Total Tackles from Taylor Johnson
Cajon came up short on Friday despite Taylor Johnson delivering his best game to date. Johnson wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with 11 or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Johnson has averaged 16 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 4.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.50
Jeremiah Duhu Dazzles in Beaumont Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Jeremiah Duhu of Beaumont. Duhu rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Duhu has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 199.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.03
Other Notable Players
- Isaac Vitela: 138 yards passing; 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Jacob Foster: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.75)
- Damion Ortiz: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Dominic Robles: 282 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Jered Rennick: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
