Bay 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!
Leuzinger Gets a Boost from Tonga in 34-7 Win
Starting off the list is Leuzinger's Journee Tonga, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Tonga rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Tonga and Leuzinger will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Mira Costa at 7:00 p.m. The match will pit Tonga up against the Mustangs' star RB Aj Mcbean. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 66.17
Ryan Rakowski Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Palos Verdes got the W thanks in part to Ryan Rakowski playing the best football he has all season. Rakowski threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns.
Rakowski and Palos Verdes will square off against Inglewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Rakowski up against the Sentinels' star QB Kingston Tisdell. 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: 49.17
Kingston Tisdell Delivers Electric Effort Vs Mira Costa
Kingston Tisdell's big game helped extend Inglewood's winning streak to eight on Friday. Mira Costa had no answer to Tisdell as he threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 51 yards. Those 51 rushing yards gave Tisdell a new career-high.
Inglewood's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Tisdell and Inglewood will take on Palos Verdes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.10
A Season-Best Performance from Josh Williams Leads Palos Verdes over Lawndale
Josh Williams produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Palos Verdes to the win on Friday. Williams picked up 3.5 sacks and made five total tackles (4.5 for loss).
On the season, Williams has averaged 4.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.75
Williams Wright Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Inglewood got the W thanks in part to Williams Wright playing the best football he has all season. Wright picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.2 total tackles per game. He has been hot recently, having posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
This year, Wright has averaged 5.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.75
Other Notable Players
- Evan Aguirre: 128 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.38)
- Liam Meeker: 73 yards passing; 132 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.87)
- Venilaite Wolfgramm Iii: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Elija Harmon: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Myels Smith: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
