Delta 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!
Xzavior Guess Dazzles in El Modena Win
Xzavior Guess's big game helped extend El Modena's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Western had no answer to Guess as he threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
El Modena's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Guess' next match is against Tustin on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 55.97
Another Game with at Least 182 Rushing Yards from Eimesse Essis
Eimesse Essis's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 182+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
Tustin's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Essis and Tustin will square off against El Modena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.17
Alatorre Came Up Big in Western's 55-27 Defeat
Western had to settle for second on Thursday, but Malachi Alatorre sure wasn't going down easily. Alatorre was unstoppable, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Western's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. Alatorre and Western will venture away from home to square off against Cypress at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.92
Jj Amezcua Makes It Two for Western
Keeping Alatorre company is Jj Amezcua, a fellow Western player. He picked up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Amezcua has caught 15 touchdowns while averaging 150.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had seven receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.68
Tommy Acosta Goes Supernova in Capistrano Valley Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Tommy Acosta of Capistrano Valley. Acosta threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Capistrano Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Acosta and Capistrano Valley will head out on the road to challenge Trabuco Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.43
Other Notable Players
- Brodie Hitchens: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.87)
- Alex Kiernan: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.53)
- Landen Woodson: 1 interception (1TD) and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Tyler White: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Reily Walker: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
