This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Brayden Camara Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is East Union's Brayden Camara, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Camara made two total tackles.
The victory keeps East Union at an undefeated 5-0. Coming up, Camara and the Lancers will head out to square off against Patterson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.00
Big Game from Barajas As Manteca Won 51-14
Manteca picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kyrin Barajas. Barajas was dynamite, picking up four sacks and making nine total tackles (6.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
On the year, Barajas has averaged 6.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 7.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 48.25
Darien East Posts a New Career-High in Rushing Yards
Darien East posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 241 yards and one score while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
For the year, East has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 151.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 58.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.97
Wes Burford Turns in Another Game with at Least 108 Rushing Yards
Wes Burford's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his 18th-straight game with 108+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 145 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory (which was Oakdale's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Burford and the Mustangs will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on East Union at 7:00 p.m. on October 3.
Gamescore: 43.80
Carter Meeks Turns in Season-Best Effort
Carter Meeks produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Central Catholic to the win on Friday. Meeks rushed for 65 yards and one TD, and also caught one touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
On the year, Meeks has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 38.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.98
Other Notable Players
- Owen Gully: 173 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.73)
- Kirk Simoni: 145 yards passing; 50 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.57)
- Chase Perino: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.78)
- Nikko Juarez: 151 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Anthony Oteri: 1 sack, 2 interception, and 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
