Rio Hondo 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!
Griffiths Came Up Big in Monrovia's 49-0 Victory
Starting off the list is Monrovia's Joshua Griffiths, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Griffiths rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 56 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Monrovia and bumps their season record up to 6-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges South Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.10
A Season-Best Effort from Trey Freking Leads South Pasadena over San Marino
Trey Freking produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Pasadena to the win on Friday. Freking rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the third in a row for South Pasadena, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Monrovia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 31.78
Josh Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Temple City had to settle for second even though Josh Jones put up the best numbers he has all season. Jones forced a fumble, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Temple City's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. Jones and Temple City will challenge Polytechnic at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.55
Byron Bell Makes It Two for Monrovia
The second Monrovia player making an appearance here is Byron Bell, and for good reason. He rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes.
This season, Bell has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 84.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
David Ortega Makes It Two for South Pasadena
Another South Pasadena player making an appearance on this list is David Ortega. He made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Ortega is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Monrovia on Friday. Ortega forced a fumble and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 25.80
Other Notable Players
- David Alvarez: 1 sack, 8 total tackles, and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 22.50)
- River Wokosin: 2 interception, (1TD), and 1 total tackle (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
