Big West - Lower 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 Effort from Ryder Smith Leads Great Oak over Santiago
On Friday, Great Oak got the W thanks in part to Ryder Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith picked up 1.5 sacks, made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
For the year, Smith has averaged 9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 68.32
Andrew Dixon's Big Game Can't Quite Lead King over Temecula Valley
Andrew Dixon continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up four sacks and made nine total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Dixon is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Murrieta Mesa on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dixon saw the Rams), he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 40.00
Celestine Made His Presence Known in Murrieta Mesa's 70-0 Victory
Artyon Celestine was instrumental in extending Murrieta Mesa's winning streak to three on Friday. Corona had no answer to Celestine as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Murrieta Mesa is undefeated when Celestine posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Celestine and Murrieta Mesa will head out to face off against King at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Celestine up against the Wolves' star running back Noah Villarreal. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 37.00
Noah Cuenca Has Career-Day on Friday
Noah Cuenca posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Cuenca has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 188.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.63
Trey Gamble Jr. Makes It Two for Murrieta Mesa
The second Murrieta Mesa player making an appearance here is Trey Gamble Jr., and for good reason. He threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. He is becoming a predictor of Murrieta Mesa's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Gamble Jr. will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against King on Friday. Gamble Jr. will face off against Noah Cuenca on Friday, the Wolves' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Derek Conn: 118 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
