Delta Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2024, 12:35am

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Delta 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!

Mitchell Labrado Delivers Best Performance of Season

Sadly, Mitchell Labrado posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Laguna Creek over Elk Grove on Friday. Labrado threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. His passing game has become a key predictor of Laguna Creek's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise.

Laguna Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. Labrado and Laguna Creek will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sheldon at 7:15 p.m. on October 25th.

Gamescore: 30.83

Thorntona Posts Huge Game in 38-31 Loss

Keeping Labrado company is Armon Thorntona, a fellow Laguna Creek player. He rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.

For the season, Thorntona has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 149 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.25 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 30.07

Julian Riley Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles

Julian Riley continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.

Franklin's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. Riley and Franklin will head out to challenge Monterey Trail at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 28.50

Jacob Beals Turns in Season-Best Performance

On Friday, Pleasant Grove got the W thanks in part to Jacob Beals playing the best football he has all season. Beals picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Pleasant Grove: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.

Franklin's probably not too fond of Beals given he always seems to get the better of them. When Beals last faced the Wildcats back in September of 2023, he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns.

Gamescore: 27.47

Jaeden Haselrig Sets Career High in Rushing Yards

Jaeden Haselrig posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 55 receiving yards, and also rushed for 54 yards on only seven carries.

For the year, Haselrig has averaged 9.6 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 25.92

Other Notable Players

  1. Cole Davis: 236 yards passing; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.33)
  2. David Hale: 94 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
  3. Kyle Fong: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
  4. Dereus Counts: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.78)
  5. Aderian Adelabu: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)

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