Ocean 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!
Sands Dougherty Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Morro Bay got the W thanks in part to Sands Dougherty playing the best football he has all season. Dougherty threw for 380 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average passing yardage north of 300 yards per game (300.1). His passing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 312 passing yards.
On the season, Dougherty has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 300.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.93
Templeton had to settle for second on Friday, but Jaron Sampson sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Sampson was still balling out as he rushed for 53 yards on only five carries.
Templeton's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. Sampson and Templeton are on the road again on Friday to play Nipomo at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 30.35
Nick Evans Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Nick Evans posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Nipomo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4-1 record this season. Evans and Nipomo will be playing in front of their home fans against Templeton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.28
Colton Janovec Makes It Two for Morro Bay
Another Morro Bay player making an appearance on this list is Colton Janovec. He made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 50 yards.
This year, Janovec has averaged 8.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 0 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.87
Ayden Benzon Makes It Two for Nipomo
Another Nipomo player making an appearance on this list is Ayden Benzon. He picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Benzon has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 56 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.70
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Busch: 90 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.83)
- Tyler Cunningham: 89 yards rushing; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.88)
- Jamison Pendleton: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
