Pacific Coast - Gabilan 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!
Whelan Came Up Big in Soquel's 35-7 Victory
Starting off the list is Soquel's Sam Whelan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Whelan rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
The victory (which was Soquel's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Whelan and Soquel will head out on the road to challenge Monterey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.80
Gavin Mcdonald Has Career-Day on Friday
Gavin Mcdonald posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 100 yards on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Mcdonald has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 34 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.40
Django Daillak Makes It Two for Soquel
The second Soquel player making an appearance here is Django Daillak, and for good reason. He picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Daillak has averaged 3.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 13.63
Alan Mejia Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Alan Mejia continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least five total tackles. He made 13 total tackles.
Everett Alvarez is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Mejia and Everett Alvarez will be playing at home against Aptos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 12.75
Dylan Guisado Makes It Two for Aptos
Another Aptos player making an appearance on this list is Dylan Guisado. He rushed for 85 yards on only 12 carries.
For the year, Guisado has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 54.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 12.20
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