West Valley 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!
Tafoya Made His Presence Known in Mt. Pleasant's 30-14 Win
Starting off the list is Mt. Pleasant's Andrew Tafoya, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Tafoya picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mt. Pleasant's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. Tafoya and Mt. Pleasant will venture away from home to face off against Yerba Buena at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.43
Jason Stoner Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jason Stoner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.8). He is becoming a predictor of Gunderson's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
The victory was the fifth in a row for Gunderson, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Stoner and Gunderson are taking a road trip to face off against James Lick at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.30
Miguel Acosta Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Gunderson got the W thanks in part to Miguel Acosta playing the best football he has all season. Acosta picked up three sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). He is becoming a predictor of Gunderson's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
On the year, Acosta has averaged 3.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 34.38
Andrew Salazar Makes It Two for Mt. Pleasant
Another Mt. Pleasant player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Salazar. He rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
This season, Salazar has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.20
Big Game from Ekwuru As Mt. Pleasant Won 30-14
Another Mt. Pleasant player making an appearance on this list is Victor Ekwuru. He threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
On the year, Ekwuru has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 95.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.23
Other Notable Players
- Roberto Sumano: 6 total tackles and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Isaias Brito: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
