Valley 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!
Valley Center Gets a Boost from Stehly in 22-19 Victory
Starting off the list is Valley Center's Daniel Stehly, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stehly picked up four sacks and made 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Valley Center has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Stehly and Valley Center will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Westview at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 53.98
Gonzales Made His Presence Known in Escondido's 22-19 Defeat
Escondido had to settle for second on Friday, but Josh Gonzales sure wasn't going down easily. Gonzales was unstoppable, picking up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Escondido is 3-1 when Gonzales posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Escondido's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. Gonzales and Escondido will face off against Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.88
Joseph Vinup Goes Supernova in Oceanside Win
Oceanside found a leader in Joseph Vinup as the squad took down Rancho Buena Vista on Friday. Vinup was unstoppable, throwing for 141 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 passes.
For the year, Vinup has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 117.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 16.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 43.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.80
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Landen Lockwood stepped things up a notch to give San Pasqual the 'W'. Nobody could stop Lockwood as he made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
On the season, Lockwood has averaged 12.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
Robert Renteria Makes It Two for San Pasqual
Another San Pasqual player making an appearance on this list is Robert Renteria. He threw for 217 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Renteria and San Pasqual will head out to square off against Rancho Buena Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Renteria up against the Longhorns' star signal caller Noah Salazar. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 26.17
Other Notable Players
- Kaleo Bartolome: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Caden Thompson: 280 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.97)
- Eric Diaz: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Ezaya Tokio: 1.5 sacks, 5 total tackles (1.5 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Ryan Hodgins: 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
