Monticello Empire 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!
Mancianno Syess Turns in Season-Best  Effort
 Rodriguez came up short  on Friday despite  Mancianno Syess delivering his best game to date. Syess rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 160 yards  on ten of 19 attempts, good enough to  set a new career-high in  rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
 For the year,  Syess  has averaged 36.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.97
Kalani Mcleod's Big Game Leads Vanden over Vista Del Lago
  Kalani Mcleod's big game helped extend Vanden's winning streak to five on Friday. Mcleod was unstoppable, throwing for 361 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
 Vista del Lago had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw  Mcleod it was a similar story. When  Mcleod last faced the Eagles  back in September, he threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes.
Gamescore: 41.07
Vacaville Gets a Boost from Jackson in  43-7  Defeat
 While  Brendan Jackson delivered a dominant  effort  on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Vacaville. Nobody could stop  Jackson as he threw for 207 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.
 This year,  Jackson  has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 180.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.10
Chris Clark Makes It Two for Vanden
 The second Vanden player making an appearance here is  Chris Clark, and for good reason. He picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards.
 For the year,  Clark  has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 74.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.52
Other Notable Players
-  Zack Tayeh: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD  (Gamescore: 18.40)
 -  Keylen Highbaugh: 84 yards receiving; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.88)
 
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