East Valley 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!
North Hollywood Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jagger Belson
Jagger Belson's big game helped extend North Hollywood's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Belson rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Belson has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 95.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 67.10
Daylan Garcia and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Daylan Garcia was instrumental in extending North Hollywood's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Garcia was dynamite, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
This year, Garcia has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 28.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.10
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Israel Castaneda stepped things up a notch to give Grant the 'W'. Castaneda was unstoppable, picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Castaneda has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 15 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 33.52
EDDIE ESTRADA Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
North Hollywood picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to EDDIE ESTRADA. ESTRADA wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles.
This season, ESTRADA has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.00
Grant Gets a Boost from Gonzalez in 56-0 Victory
The second Grant player making an appearance here is Matthew Gonzalez, and for good reason. He rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Monroe's probably not too fond of Gonzalez given he always seems to get the better of them. Gonzalez rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Vikings duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 22.27
Other Notable Players
- Aiden Mejia: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
