6A Desert Valley 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!
Everett Stano Goes Supernova in Boulder Creek Win
Thanks in part to Everett Stano, Boulder Creek said goodbye to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season. Stano turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Boulder Creek's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Stano and Boulder Creek will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on O'Connor at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 69.43
Karsten Cornell Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Boulder Creek got the W thanks in part to Karsten Cornell playing the best football he has all season. Cornell rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
For the season, Cornell has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.6 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 36.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 79.8 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 61.03
A Season-Best Effort from Damir Ilicic Leads Valley Vista over Willow Canyon
Valley Vista was led to victory by Damir Ilicic, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ilicic threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
The win snapped Valley Vista's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 1-5 record. Ilicic and Valley Vista will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 41.27
Big Game from Corbin As O'connor Won 42-26
Bentley Corbin helped snap O'Connor's four-game losing streak. Corbin turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
O'Connor's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. Corbin and O'Connor will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Boulder Creek at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 39.60
Brennan Curtin Turns in Season-Best Effort
Boulder Creek was led to victory by Brennan Curtin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Curtin picked up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Curtin has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 61.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.92
Other Notable Players
- Michael Cruz: 38 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.83)
- Xavier Armenta: 124 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.20)
- Jeremy Adeyanju: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.88)
- Nico Hernandez: 86 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.98)
- Vince Norfolk: 21 yards receiving; 122 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
