Western 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!
Casyn Hopping Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Lathrop got the W thanks in part to Casyn Hopping playing the best football he has all season. Hopping picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Lathrop's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Hopping and Lathrop will venture away from home to take on Livingston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.50
Adrian Hernandez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Livingston got the W thanks in part to Adrian Hernandez playing the best football he has all season. Hernandez rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.5) per game. Those 149 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This year, Hernandez has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 106.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.00
Ricardo Partida Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Livingston got the W thanks in part to Ricardo Partida playing the best football he has all season. Partida rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Livingston is 3-1 when Partida posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Partida has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.75
Pablo Pe?a Makes It Two for Lathrop
Another Lathrop player making an appearance on this list is Pablo Pe?a. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss). The matchup was his fourth straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
On the season, Pe?a has averaged 8.1 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 53.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 80.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 31.40
A Season-Best Effort from Miguel Olvera Deanda Leads Grace Davis over Beyer
Grace Davis was led to victory by Miguel Olvera Deanda, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Olvera Deanda picked up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Grace Davis now has a winning record of 4-3. Olvera Deanda and Grace Davis will square off against Ceres at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.27
Other Notable Players
- Ezekiel Suarez: 131 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.20)
- Treydon Santos: 74 yards rushing; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 24.10)
- Chris Munoz: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Sean Teu: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
