Channel 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Tyler Hoff Leads Buena over Royal
Buena was led to victory by Tyler Hoff, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Hoff picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. His longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Hoff might have his next game, a road matchup with Oak Park, circled on his calendar. Hoff picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.77
Ventura Gets a Boost from Garcia in 36-35 Win
Ventura found a leader in Derek Garcia as the squad took down Moorpark on Friday. Moorpark had no answer to Garcia as he threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
This year, Garcia has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 242.6 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had 11 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.83
Tillman Lovett's Big Game Leads Oak Park over Oxnard
Oak Park found a leader in Tillman Lovett as the team took down Oxnard on Thursday. Lovett did his part (and then some), throwing for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes for the 'W'.
This year, Lovett has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 195 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 73.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.98
Caden Pugh Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Royal had to settle for second even though Caden Pugh put up the best numbers he has all season. Pugh rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Pugh and Royal will take on Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pugh will face off against Gage Kushner, the Cougars' star RB. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 30.60
Other Notable Players
- Luke Eldridge: 218 yards passing; 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.93)
- Aaron Cesario: 54 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.47)
- Nico Mastrippolito: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Josh Godinez: 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Poni Maria: 150 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 19.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
