Mid-Valley 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!
Erik New Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Maxwell got the W thanks in part to Erik New playing the best football he has all season. New rushed for 298 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (123.6). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run.
Maxwell pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Portola at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 114.62
Strong Came Up Big in Hamilton's 59-7 Victory
Kayden Strong's big game helped extend Hamilton's winning streak to seven on Friday. Williams had no answer to Strong as he threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Strong and Hamilton will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Maxwell at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. The Braves got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Panthers, probably because Strong had a solid game then too: he picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 64.30
Noel Velazquez Makes It Two for Maxwell
Another Maxwell player making an appearance on this list is Noel Velazquez. He threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
This season, Velazquez has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 37.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 62 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 60.73
Davis Long was a major factor in Biggs's victory over Portola on Friday. Nobody could stop Long as he made three total tackles. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
Biggs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Long will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Los Molinos on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.88
Hamilton Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Cesar Leal
Cesar Leal's big game helped extend Hamilton's winning streak to seven on Friday. Leal turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Leal has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 36.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.85
Other Notable Players
- Harrison Hamre: 293 yards rushing (Gamescore: 31.40)
- Ilan Davis: 1 sack, 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.65)
- Case Porter: 104 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
