Pacific Coast - Gabilan 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!
Eli Dukes Turns in Season-Best Performance
Palma came up short on Friday despite Eli Dukes delivering his best game to date. Dukes rushed for 271 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
Aptos had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Dukes it was a similar story. When Dukes last faced the Mariners back in October of 2023, he rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 54.47
Casey Macconnell's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Casey Macconnell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This season, Macconnell has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 37.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.60
Nate Garcia Makes It Two for Aptos
Another Aptos player making an appearance on this list is Nate Garcia. He rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Garcia has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.60
A Season-Best Effort from Ryan Solorio Leads Aptos over Palma
Ryan Solorio posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. As a matter of fact, he produced his best game of the campaign : he rushed for 107 yards on only 11 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
This season, Solorio has thrown 0 touchdowns while averaging 16.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.10
Hudson Summerrill Delivers Best Effort of Season
Soquel was led to victory by Hudson Summerrill, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Summerrill picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Soquel, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Summerrill and Soquel will welcome Everett Alvarez at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 15.13
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