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!
Logan Barbour Turns in Season-Best Effort
Logan Barbour produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Yucaipa to the win on Thursday. Barbour rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Barbour is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Redlands on Friday. Barbour rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Terriers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 65.20
A Season-Best Performance from Isaac Vitela Leads Redlands East Valley over Yucaipa
Sadly, Isaac Vitela posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Redlands East Valley over Yucaipa on Thursday. Vitela threw for 396 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards on only eight carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Redlands East Valley and nudges their season record down to 1-7. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Beaumont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 58.90
Another Game with at Least Five Passing Touchdowns from Evan Powell
Evan Powell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cajon to the win on Friday. Powell wasn't messing around, throwing for 330 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. The game was his third straight with five or more passing touchdowns. He has become a key player for Cajon: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 300 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Powell has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 198.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had 12 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 50.10
Turner Came Up Big in Yucaipa's 67-45 Victory
Deace Turner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 31 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Yucaipa: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Redlands East Valley's probably not too fond of Turner given he always seems to get the better of them. When Turner last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 45.07
Will Mchargue Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Yucaipa got the W thanks in part to Will Mchargue playing the best football he has all season. Mchargue rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Mchargue has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.25
Other Notable Players
- Ivan Corona: 208 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 39.88)
- Jeremiah Duhu: 107 yards passing; 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 39.73)
- B Birmingham: 84 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 35.65)
- Matthew Casas: 1 sack and 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Hector Garcia: 77 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 27.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
