Palomar 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!
Gaige Weddle Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Rancho Bernardo's Gaige Weddle, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Weddle made eight total tackles.
Rancho Bernardo's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Weddle and Rancho Bernardo will host Ramona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.27
Kelle Leuck Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mt. Carmel was led to victory by Kelle Leuck, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Leuck threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
Mt. Carmel's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Leuck's next contest is against San Marcos on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 42.30
Kreet Makihele Delivers Electric Performance Vs Fallbrook
San Marcos found a leader in Kreet Makihele as the squad took down Fallbrook on Friday. Nobody could stop Makihele as he threw for 241 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing.
San Marcos' victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Makihele and San Marcos will venture away from home to square off against Mt. Carmel at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.17
A Season-Best Effort from Riley Valecruz Leads Mt. Carmel over Ramona
Mt. Carmel was led to victory by Riley ValeCruz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. ValeCruz picked up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 87 yards.
On the year, ValeCruz has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 99 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 62.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
CJ Williams Turns in Season-Best Performance
San Marcos was led to victory by CJ Williams, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Williams has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.28
Other Notable Players
- Isaac Castro: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Colton Willard: 59 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
