Northwest Sequoia 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!
Davian Stephenson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Chowchilla was led to victory by Davian Stephenson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stephenson rushed for 290 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 87 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (100.7). He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Chowchilla pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Stephenson and Chowchilla will welcome Minarets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 116.05
Talan Lamattina Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Liberty got the W thanks in part to Talan Lamattina playing the best football he has all season. Lamattina rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Minarets had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Lamattina it was a similar story. Lamattina rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries the last time he and the Mustangs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.20
Xaidyn Camacho's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Riverdale got the W thanks in part to Xaidyn Camacho playing the best football he has all season. Camacho rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Camacho must have Yosemite's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Camacho last faced the Badgers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 63.02
Jerod "Bubba" Smith's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fowler over Chowchilla
While Fowler might've come up empty on Friday, Jerod "Bubba" Smith wasn't going down without a fight. Smith turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 396 yards and four touchdowns.
Fowler's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. Smith and Fowler will venture away from home to challenge Riverdale at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.80
Ethan Dunn Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Liberty got the W thanks in part to Ethan Dunn playing the best football he has all season. Dunn rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made four total tackles.
On the season, Dunn has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 43.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.48
Other Notable Players
- Shane Williams: 132 yards rushing (Gamescore: 32.65)
- Travis Selby: 120 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.10)
- Elijah Douangdara: 115 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Dwayne Hemphill: 29 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 32 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.67)
- Xadrian Camacho: 104 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
