6A Central 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 Domonick Ruiz Leads Corona Del Sol over Mountain Pointe
Corona del Sol came up short on Friday despite Domonick Ruiz delivering his best game to date. Ruiz picked up 255 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending a pass.
Corona del Sol dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Ruiz and Corona del Sol will head out to challenge Brophy College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 61.80
Case Vanden Bosch Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Case Vanden Bosch produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Brophy College Prep to the win on Friday. Vanden Bosch wasn't messing around, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Brophy College Prep pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Vanden Bosch and Brophy College Prep will welcome Corona del Sol at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 52.23
Jamarlon "Bobo" Otis Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jamarlon "Bobo" Otis produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Pointe to the win on Friday. Otis rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 66 yards.
Otis and Mountain Pointe will challenge Salpointe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Otis will face off against Richard Rivera, the Lancers' star running back. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 49.67
Luke Farrell Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Corona del Sol had to settle for second even though Luke Farrell put up the best numbers he has all season. Farrell threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns.
On the year, Farrell has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 170.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.47
Chase Shumate Makes It Two for Mountain Pointe
The second Mountain Pointe player making an appearance here is Chase Shumate, and for good reason. He picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending three passes.
On the season, Shumate has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 31.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 18.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.17
Other Notable Players
- Michael "Butter" Tollefson: 44 yards passing; 118 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.43)
- Jaylyn Colter: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Matthew Avelar: 35 yards passing; 78 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Morgan Quiri: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.62)
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