Coastal Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Garrett Ace Leads La Jolla Country Day over Classical Academy
On Thursday, La Jolla Country Day got the W thanks in part to Garrett Ace playing the best football he has all season. Ace rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.
For the year, Ace has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 56.67
Magnus Falkiewicz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Santa Fe Christian was led to victory by Magnus Falkiewicz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Falkiewicz rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Santa Fe Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Falkiewicz and Santa Fe Christian will stay at home for another week and welcome Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.97
Pj Rogers' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Pj Rogers produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Santa Fe Christian to the win on Friday. Rogers rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Rogers and Santa Fe Christian have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rogers will face off against Justus Smith, the Caimans' star rusher. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 24.60
Army-Navy was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Jacob Eastley did his best to prevent it. Eastley turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Army-Navy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. They and Victory Christian Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.13
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