3A North 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Munson Came Up Big in Pomona's 49-28 Victory
Starting off the list is Pomona's Emmitt Munson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Munson rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 87 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He has become a key player for Pomona: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Pomona pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Munson and Pomona will welcome Windsor at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 51.38
A Season-Best Performance from Izaya Hawkins Leads Pomona over Conifer
Pomona was led to victory by Izaya Hawkins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Hawkins picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Hawkins has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 33.90
Ethan Vu Has Career Rushing Day
Ethan Vu produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pomona to the win on Saturday. Vu rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Vu has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 37.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Thompson Valley Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Joseph Urrutia
Joseph Urrutia's big game helped extend Thompson Valley's winning streak to 11 on Saturday. Urrutia was dynamite, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Urrutia and Thompson Valley will stay at home for another week and welcome Discovery Canyon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.67
Thompson Valley Gets a Boost from Hendrickson in 38-14 Win
Thompson Valley picked up their 11th consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Garet Hendrickson. Holy Family had no answer to Hendrickson as he rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Hendrickson has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 63.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 12.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.13
Other Notable Players
- Wally Edwards: 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
