Citrus Belt Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Deace Turner Goes Supernova in Yucaipa Win
Starting off the list is Yucaipa's Deace Turner, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Turner rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Turner's next contest is against Cajon on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort. Turner will face off against Evan Powell on Friday, the Cowboys' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 54.93
A Season-Best Performance from Julien Scarbrough Leads Redlands over Yucaipa
On Thursday, Redlands had to settle for second even though Julien Scarbrough put up the best numbers he has all season. Scarbrough picked up 260 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Redlands' success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Redlands is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. Scarbrough and Redlands will be playing at home against Beaumont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.83
Beaumont Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Jeremiah Duhu
Jeremiah Duhu was instrumental in extending Beaumont's winning streak to five on Thursday. Duhu was dynamite, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 115 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Beaumont's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Duhu and Beaumont will challenge Redlands at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 41.87
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Matt Steinmann
Redlands came up short on Thursday despite Matt Steinmann delivering his best game to date. Steinmann wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his tenth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Steinmann has averaged 12.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 5.56 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 41.25
Brandon Rivers Turns in Season-Best Performance
Brandon Rivers produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cajon to the win on Thursday. Rivers rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
If the past is any indication, Rivers could be in store for another big game when he takes on Yucaipa on Thursday. When Rivers last faced the Thunderbirds back in October of 2023, he picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.38
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Fraire: 318 yards passing (Gamescore: 33.70)
- Evan Powell: 275 yards passing; 36 yards rushing (Gamescore: 31.93)
- Hunter Whitton: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Alvaro Mota: 2 sacks and 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.75)
- Logan Barbour: 144 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
