Eastern 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 Performance from Ceasar Reyes Leads Garfield over South East
Ceasar Reyes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Garfield to the win on Friday. Reyes rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
The victory (which was Garfield's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Reyes and Garfield will face off against South Gate at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 75.48
Erick Stubbs Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Bell was led to victory by Erick Stubbs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stubbs rushed for 320 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
For the season, Stubbs has run in 18 touchdowns while averaging 213.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had eight rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 74.08
Big Game from Rivera As South East Fell 48-30
Edward Rivera posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
Rivera might have his next game, a road matchup with Roosevelt, circled on his calendar. When Rivera last faced the Rough Riders back in September of 2023, he rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 62.17
Dominic Vasquez Makes It Two for Garfield
The second Garfield player making an appearance here is Dominic Vasquez, and for good reason. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 38 receiving yards.
On the year, Vasquez has thrown 1 touchdown while averaging 21.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 25 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 39 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 32.53
Marlon Watson Makes It Two for South East
The second South East player making an appearance here is Marlon Watson, and for good reason. He made four total tackles.
Gamescore: 24.57
Other Notable Players
- Noah Mancillas: 65 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Zastice Jauregui: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Diego Garcia: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Eduardo Parra: 190 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
