Citrus Belt 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!
Evan Powell Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Cajon had to settle for second even though Evan Powell put up the best numbers he has all season. Powell threw for 431 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. He has become a key player for Cajon: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Powell is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Redlands East Valley on Friday. Powell threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.73
Nathen Lopez Goes Supernova in Redlands East Valley Win
Nathen Lopez helped snap Redlands East Valley's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Lopez on Friday as he rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Redlands East Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Lopez and Redlands East Valley are taking a road trip to take on Cajon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.45
A Season-Best Effort from Dj Littles Leads Cajon over Beaumont
On Friday, Cajon had to settle for second even though Dj Littles put up the best numbers he has all season. Littles picked up 209 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
On the year, Littles has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Another Game with at Least 11 Total Tackles from Taylor Johnson
Sadly, Taylor Johnson posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Cajon over Beaumont on Friday. Johnson wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 23 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with 11 or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Johnson has averaged 16 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.50
Jeremiah Duhu Dazzles in Beaumont Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Jeremiah Duhu of Beaumont. Duhu rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Duhu has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 199.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 5.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.03
Other Notable Players
- Isaac Vitela: 138 yards passing; 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.40)
- Jacob Foster: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.75)
- Damion Ortiz: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Dominic Robles: 282 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Jered Rennick: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
