East Bay - Mountain 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!
San Ramon Valley Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Matthew Garibaldi
Matthew Garibaldi was instrumental in extending San Ramon Valley's winning streak to seven on Friday. California had no answer to Garibaldi as he rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown.
San Ramon Valley pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Garibaldi will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against De La Salle on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.38
California Gets a Boost from Luckey in 38-26 Defeat
Jhadis Luckey continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 55 yards.
With the loss, California broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-1. Luckey and California will take on Monte Vista at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.72
Amador Valley picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tristan Tia. Tia was unstoppable, throwing for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 45 yards.
Amador Valley now has a winning record of 4-3. Tia and Amador Valley will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against San Ramon Valley at 7:15 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 38.87
Nic Fox's Big Game Can't Quite Lead California over San Ramon Valley
Another California player making an appearance on this list is Nic Fox. He picked up 137 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 69 yards.
This year, Fox has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 97.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.87
Kade Robertson Makes It Two for Amador Valley
Another Amador Valley player making an appearance on this list is Kade Robertson. He picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Amador Valley's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This season, Robertson has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 62.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.32
Other Notable Players
- Marco Jones: 0.5 sacks and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Vince Maiorana: 102 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.48)
- Tyler Petersen: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Rhett Thompson: 163 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
