Redwood Empire - Mountain 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 Performance from John Demartini Leads Novato over Terra Linda
John Demartini produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Novato to the win on Thursday. Demartini rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 114 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
The win (which was Novato's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Demartini's next match is against Sonoma Valley on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 49.43
Apollo Pereira Has Career Rushing Day
On Friday, Piner got the W thanks in part to Apollo Pereira playing the best football he has all season. Pereira rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Piner's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Pereira and Piner will face off against San Rafael at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.48
Jaden Hernandez Delivers Electric Effort Vs Healdsburg
Keeping Pereira company is Jaden Hernandez, a fellow Piner player. He picked up 81 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
On the year, Hernandez has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 89.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.02
Lachlan Royston Delivers Best Performance of Season
San Rafael was led to victory by Lachlan Royston, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Royston threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes.
For the season, Royston has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 134 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.13
Other Notable Players
- Nova Perrill Ii: 85 yards passing; 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.37)
- Harper Corso: 90 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Dante Canziani: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.88)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
