Desert Empire 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Pedro Trujillo Leads Shadow Hills over Palm Springs
Pedro Trujillo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shadow Hills to the win on Thursday. Trujillo threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
If the past is any indication, Trujillo could be in store for another big game when he takes on Palm Desert on Friday. When Trujillo last faced the Aztecs back in October of 2023, he picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards.
Gamescore: 37.80
Big Game from Ruberg As La Quinta Won 34-7
James Madden Ruberg's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 127+ rushing yards. He rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 126 yards while completing 83.3% of his passes. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
La Quinta pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Ruberg and La Quinta will challenge Rancho Mirage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Sebastian Osorio Makes It Two for La Quinta
Another La Quinta player making an appearance on this list is Sebastian Osorio. He picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles.
On the year, Osorio has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 27.80
Another La Quinta player making an appearance on this list is Payton Reynolds. He picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Reynolds has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 82.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Another Shadow Hills player making an appearance on this list is Jojo Diaz. He rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Diaz has averaged 31.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.67
Other Notable Players
- Noah Fajardo: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Duran Gabriel: 3 sacks, 4 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Francisco Franco: 15 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Smith Tyler: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Anthony Garcia: 46 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
