Peninsula - Bay Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Elijah Vallejo Leads Wilcox over Santa Teresa
Elijah Vallejo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wilcox to the win on Friday. Vallejo rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Vallejo and Wilcox will stay at home for another week and welcome Menlo-Atherton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Vallejo up against the Bears' star running back Evaimalo Ama. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 56.48
Joseph Kessler Turns in Season-Best Performance
Joseph Kessler produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Palo Alto to the win on Friday. Kessler rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 64 yards.
The win snapped Palo Alto's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-5 record. Kessler and Palo Alto have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Aptos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.17
Wilcox Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Brayden Rosa
Brayden Rosa was instrumental in extending Wilcox's winning streak to seven on Friday. Rosa's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Rosa and Wilcox will stay at home for another week and welcome Menlo-Atherton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Chargers got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Bears, probably because Rosa had a solid game then too: he forced a fumble and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss). Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.52
Isaiah Phillips Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Palo Alto got the W thanks in part to Isaiah Phillips playing the best football he has all season. Phillips rushed for 175 yards and two 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 incredible 70 yards.
For the season, Phillips has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 48 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 41.40
Erik Taylor Delivers Best Effort of Season
Palo Alto was led to victory by Erik Taylor, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Taylor wasn't messing around, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions. The game was his fourth straight with one or more defended passes.
On the year, Taylor has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 interceptions. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 0.91 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.50
Other Notable Players
- Kyle Chai: 80 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.20)
- Grayson Doslak: 148 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.28)
- Tyler Fernandez: 147 yards receiving (Gamescore: 22.62)
- Xander Eschelman: 213 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Angelo Marin: 73 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.92)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
