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 Turns in Season-Best Effort
San Fernando came up short on Friday despite Jay Arana delivering his best game to date. 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
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Louis Welling-Belli stepped things up a notch to give Van Nuys the 'W'. Welling-Belli turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 49 receiving yards.
For the year, Welling-Belli has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.73
Herrera Posts Huge Game in 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.
On the season, 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. San Fernando is 2-1 when Castro posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the season, 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
Aaron Celis Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Aaron Celis posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead San Fernando over Van Nuys on Friday. Celis threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of San Fernando's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
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)
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