Channel 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!
Tyler Hoff Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tyler Hoff produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Buena to the win on Thursday. Hoff picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.
Hoff might have his next game, a road matchup with Oak Park, circled on his calendar. When Hoff last faced the Eagles back in August of 2023, he picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 40.77
Garcia Posts Huge Game in 36-35 Win
Derek Garcia was a major factor in Ventura's win over Moorpark on Friday. Garcia was unstoppable, throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
For the season, Garcia has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 242.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 11 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.83
Tillman Lovett Goes Supernova in Oak Park Win
Oak Park found a leader in Tillman Lovett as the team took down Oxnard on Thursday. Lovett was unstoppable, throwing for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
This season, Lovett has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 195 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 73.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.98
Caden Pugh Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Caden Pugh posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Royal over Buena on Thursday. Pugh rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Pugh and Royal will face off against Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pugh will face off against Gage Kushner, the Cougars' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 30.60
Other Notable Players
- Luke Eldridge: 218 yards passing; 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.93)
- Cooper Cronquist: 94 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.77)
- Aaron Cesario: 54 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.47)
- Nico Mastrippolito: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Josh Godinez: 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
