Citrus Belt 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!
Jeremiah Duhu Delivers Best Performance of Season
Beaumont was led to victory by Jeremiah Duhu, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Duhu threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
The victory was the third in a row for Beaumont, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Duhu and Beaumont will be playing in front of their home fans against Citrus Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.70
Big Game from Powell As Cajon Won 47-0
Evan Powell was a major factor in Cajon's win over Redlands East Valley on Thursday. Powell was dynamite, throwing for 288 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Unfortunately for Redlands East Valley, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Powell. Powell threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.80
Dj Littles' Big Game Leads Cajon over Redlands East Valley
Another Cajon player making an appearance on this list is Dj Littles. He picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 64 yards.
On the year, Littles has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 72.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
A Season-Best Performance from Trashawn James-Reek Leads Beaumont over Yucaipa
On Friday, Beaumont got the W thanks in part to Trashawn James-Reek playing the best football he has all season. James-Reek rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023.
This season, James-Reek has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 68.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 39.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Jacob Foster Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Jacob Foster continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
On the season, Foster has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.75
Other Notable Players
- Kainalu Johnston: 75 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Dominic Robles: 128 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.33)
- Taylor Johnson: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Brandon Rivers: 42 yards rushing; 32 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.17)
- Damien Johnson: 93 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.48)
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