5A District 1 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!
Mumba Posts Huge Game in 37-22 Victory
Starting off the list is Highland's Amiri Mumba, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mumba rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Mumba might have his next game, a home matchup with Del Norte, circled on his calendar. When Mumba last faced the Knights back in September of 2023, he rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 56.35
Chris Melendez Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Chris Melendez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Valley over Los Alamos on Friday. Melendez's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 receiving yards.
On the year, Melendez has averaged 4.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 interceptions.
Gamescore: 45.85
Jose Jaramillo's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Valley over Los Alamos
Jose Jaramillo posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards on only five carries.
For the year, Jaramillo has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 166.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 4.4 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 72.29 passer rating.
Gamescore: 35.87
A Season-Best Effort from Gabe Gonzales Leads Valley over Los Alamos
On Friday, Valley had to settle for second even though Gabe Gonzales put up the best numbers he has all season. Gonzales picked up 155 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Gonzales has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 73.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.50
Damian Avila's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Damian Avila posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making eight total tackles, and defending a pass.
For the season, Avila has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 9.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Sean Torres: 128 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.98)
- Jordan Herrera: 87 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Jasode Harris: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Carlos Garcia: 93 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.65)
- Josh Sanchez: (1TD), 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
