Valley Mission 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!
Jay Arana Delivers Best Performance of Season
San Fernando came up short on Friday despite Jay Arana delivering his best game to date. Arana picked up 270 receiving yards and a touchdown.
San Fernando now has a losing record at 3-4. Arana and San Fernando will square off against Sylmar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.58
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Louis Welling-Belli stepped things up a notch to give Van Nuys the 'W'. Welling-Belli was unstoppable, picking up 49 receiving yards.
For the season, Welling-Belli has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.73
Canoga Park had to settle for second on Friday, but Tristian Price sure wasn't going down easily. Price was unstoppable, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Canoga Park is on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. Price and Canoga Park will square off against Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.15
Carlos Herrera Delivers Electric Performance Vs San Fernando
Carlos Herrera put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Herrera has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 214.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 35.13
Isaiah Castro Makes It Two for San Fernando
Another San Fernando player making an appearance on this list is Isaiah Castro. He picked up 197 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for San Fernando: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
This season, Castro has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 75.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 31.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.45
Other Notable Players
- Aaron Celis: 325 yards passing (Gamescore: 34.17)
- Edwin Herrera: 59 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.82)
- Marlon Figueroa: 1 TD ; 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.52)
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