Monticello Empire 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!
Joe Mendez Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Pioneer got the W thanks in part to Joe Mendez playing the best football he has all season. Mendez rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win made it two in a row for Pioneer and bumps their season record up to 5-3. Mendez and Pioneer will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Rodriguez at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 41.58
Kalani Mcleod Dazzles in Vanden Victory
Kalani Mcleod posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He threw for 319 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Vanden's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. They and River City are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Mancianno Syess and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Mancianno Syess's big game helped extend Rodriguez's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Syess as he threw for 31 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Syess has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 9.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.12
Burke Posts Huge Game in 26-7 Win
Rodriguez picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dylan Burke. Burke turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 154 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 62 yards.
For the season, Burke has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 180.2 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 18 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.87
Other Notable Players
- Jermaine Missouri: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Rick Reister: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.63)
- Harold Ausbie: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Kai Albano: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
