Greater Sacramento 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!
Tre?Von Moten Turns in Season-Best Effort
Fairfield was led to victory by Tre?Von Moten, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moten rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 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 made six total tackles and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
The win (which was Fairfield's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Moten and Fairfield will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sacramento at 1:00 p.m. on October 26th.
Gamescore: 77.72
Aaron Falekaono Makes It Two for Fairfield
Another Fairfield player making an appearance on this list is Aaron Falekaono. He picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (5.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Fairfield: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Falekaono has averaged 3 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 1.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
While David Lewis delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Foothill. Despite the defeat, Lewis was still balling out as he picked up 140 receiving yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
For the season, Lewis has averaged 91.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.02
A Season-Best Effort from Izaiah Tua-Laird Leads Foothill over Rio Americano
Sadly, Izaiah Tua-Laird posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Foothill over Rio Americano on Friday. Tua-Laird threw for 240 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the year, Tua-Laird has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 168 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.17 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.70
Clifton Currie Dazzles in Foothill Loss
Another Foothill player making an appearance on this list is Clifton Currie. He picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Currie has averaged 10.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 7.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four sacks.
Gamescore: 21.62
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
