Valley Mission 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!
Jay Arana Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, San Fernando had to settle for second even though Jay Arana put up the best numbers he has all season. Arana picked up 270 receiving yards and a touchdown.
San Fernando now has a losing record at 3-4. Arana and San Fernando will take on Sylmar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.58
Van Nuys took down San Fernando on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Louis Welling-Belli's effort. San Fernando had no answer to Welling-Belli as he picked up 49 receiving yards.
For the season, Welling-Belli has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.73
Herrera Came Up Big in Van Nuys' 36-30 Victory
Carlos Herrera put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Herrera has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 214.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 112.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.13
Isaiah Castro Makes It Two for San Fernando
The second San Fernando player making an appearance here is Isaiah Castro, and for good reason. He picked up 197 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of San Fernando's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
For the year, Castro has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 75.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 31.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.45
A Season-Best Effort from Aaron Celis Leads San Fernando over Van Nuys
San Fernando came up short on Friday despite Aaron Celis delivering his best game to date. Celis threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns. San Fernando is 2-1 when Celis posts 250 or more passing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the season, Celis has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 128 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.17
Other Notable Players
- Edwin Herrera: 59 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.82)
- Marlon Figueroa: 1 TD ; 129 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
