Trans Valley 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!
Caden Bailey's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Hilmar over Sonora
Caden Bailey continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 100 rushing yards. He rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Sonora had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Bailey it was a similar story. When Bailey last faced the Wildcats back in September of 2023, he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 43.88
Sonora Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Brody Speer
Brody Speer's big game helped extend Sonora's winning streak to six on Friday. Hilmar had no answer to Speer as he picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards.
Sonora pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Speer and Sonora are taking a road trip to take on Hughson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.08
Byington Came Up Big in Sonora's 45-28 Victory
Cash Byington was instrumental in extending Sonora's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Byington as he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 112 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the season, Byington has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 66 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.90
Eli Ingalls Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sonora was led to victory by Eli Ingalls, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ingalls rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Ingalls has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 77.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game. This year he is averaging 41.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.47
Malakai Sumter's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Malakai Sumter posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win for Hughson keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Sumter and Hughson will take on Sonora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.42
Other Notable Players
- Robert Mcdaniel: 190 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.17)
- Max Mankins: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.52)
- Ben Gonzalez: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Dylan Ball: 83 yards rushing; 39 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Tipeti Paini: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
