Pacific Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Matteo Tarca Turns in Season-Best Performance
Matteo Tarca produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Burroughs to the win on Friday. Tarca rushed for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Burroughs' win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Tarca will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Pasadena on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.08
Leonidas Grant Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Leonidas Grant posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. He has become a key player for Crescenta Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
This year, Grant has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 108.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.85
Muir Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Alijah Parker
Alijah Parker's big game helped extend Muir's winning streak to six on Thursday. Parker turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 20 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 32 receiving yards.
Muir pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Parker and Muir will head out to take on Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.73
Zion Mcdonald Goes Supernova in Muir Victory
Zion McDonald was instrumental in extending Muir's winning streak to six on Thursday. Hoover had no answer to McDonald as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, McDonald has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Chander Thome Makes It Two for Crescenta Valley
The second Crescenta Valley player making an appearance here is Chander Thome, and for good reason. He picked up 31 receiving yards.
For the season, Thome has averaged 28 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.52
Other Notable Players
- Logan Moore: 138 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
