Pacific 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!
Matteo Tarca Turns in Season-Best Performance
Matteo Tarca produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Burroughs to the win on Friday. Tarca rushed for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Burroughs' win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Tarca and Burroughs will venture away from home to face off against Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.08
Deshawn Laporte Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Burbank was led to victory by Deshawn Laporte, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Laporte rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Burbank, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Laporte will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Crescenta Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.70
Leonidas Grant Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Leonidas Grant posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. He is becoming a predictor of Crescenta Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
For the year, Grant has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 108.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.85
Alijah Parker and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Alijah Parker was instrumental in extending Muir's winning streak to six on Thursday. Hoover had no answer to Parker as he rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Muir's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Parker and Muir will face off against Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.73
Mcdonald Posts Huge Game in 78-0 Victory
Zion McDonald was instrumental in extending Muir's winning streak to six on Thursday. Hoover had no answer to McDonald as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, McDonald has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Caballero: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Logan Moore: 138 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
