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 Effort
Lathrop was led to victory by Casyn Hopping, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hopping picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Lathrop's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Hopping and Lathrop will head out on the road to square off against Livingston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.50
Adrian Hernandez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Livingston was led to victory by Adrian Hernandez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hernandez rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (106.5). 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
A Season-Best Effort from Ricardo Partida Leads Livingston over Central Valley
Ricardo Partida produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Livingston to the win on Friday. Partida rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Livingston is 3-1 when Partida posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, 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 match 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
Miguel Olvera Deanda Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Grace Davis got the W thanks in part to Miguel Olvera Deanda playing the best football he has all season. 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 face 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
