Bay 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Aj Mcbean Leads Mira Costa over Culver City
On Friday, Mira Costa got the W thanks in part to Aj Mcbean playing the best football he has all season. Mcbean rushed for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
For the year, Mcbean has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 138.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 40.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 78.80
Liam Meeker's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Liam Meeker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mira Costa to the win on Friday. Meeker rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
For the year, Meeker has averaged 86.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.57 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 74.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 59.50
Seth Shigg Turns in Season-Best Performance
Culver City came up short on Friday despite Seth Shigg delivering his best game to date. Shigg threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Culver City moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Shigg and Culver City will host Leuzinger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.17
Tonga Made His Presence Known in Leuzinger's 21-14 Defeat
Journee Tonga's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 101+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 279 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
For the season, Tonga has averaged 39.1 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to 19.
Gamescore: 44.18
Other Notable Players
- Victor Santino: 109 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 31.40)
- Harley Moore: 237 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.28)
- Kingston Tisdell: 174 yards passing; 34 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.80)
- Ryan Rakowski: 153 yards passing; 58 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.30)
- Brady Nuthall: 4 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 25.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
