Mission Valley 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!
Michael Valencia Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is South El Monte's Michael Valencia, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Valencia forced a fumble and made six total tackles. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (76) he has had since back in September of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 66 yards.
The win got South El Monte back to even at 3-3. Valencia and South El Monte will face off against El Monte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.53
Felipe Taboada Delivers Electric Performance Vs Gabrielino
Felipe Taboada was a major factor in El Monte's victory over Gabrielino on Friday. Taboada turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
El Monte's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Taboada and El Monte are taking a road trip to square off against South El Monte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.00
Armando Renteria Delivers Best Performance of Season
Rosemead came up short on Friday despite Armando Renteria delivering his best game to date. Renteria picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
Rosemead is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Renteria and Rosemead will be playing at home against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.13
A Season-Best Effort from Matthew Medina Leads South El Monte over Mountain View
South El Monte was led to victory by Matthew Medina, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Medina threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Mountain View, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Medina. Medina threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes the last time he and the Vikings duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.23
Noah Munoz Turns in Season-Best Effort
Noah Munoz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading El Monte to the win on Friday. Munoz picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Munoz has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 69.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 34.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.52
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Jimenez: 1.5 sacks and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Dillon Seguin: 214 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.57)
- Jahkai Lowe: 2 interception, (1TD), and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Adrian Orozco: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Damian Cordova: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
