Pacific Coast - Gabilan 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!
Eli Dukes Turns in Season-Best Performance
Palma came up short on Friday despite Eli Dukes delivering his best game to date. Dukes rushed for 271 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 58 yards.
Unfortunately for Aptos, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Dukes. When Dukes last faced the Mariners back in October of 2023, he rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 54.47
Casey Macconnell Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Casey Macconnell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This year, Macconnell has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 37.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.60
Nate Garcia Makes It Two for Aptos
Another Aptos player making an appearance on this list is Nate Garcia. He rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Garcia has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.60
A Season-Best Performance from Ryan Solorio Leads Aptos over Palma
Ryan Solorio posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. As a matter of fact, he turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 107 yards on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Solorio has thrown 0 touchdowns while averaging 16.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.10
Hudson Summerrill Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Soquel got the W thanks in part to Hudson Summerrill playing the best football he has all season. Summerrill picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Soquel, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Summerrill and Soquel will be playing at home against Everett Alvarez at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 15.13
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