Pioneer Valley 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!
Brock Galer Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lincoln got the W thanks in part to Brock Galer playing the best football he has all season. Galer rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 1.5 sacks and making four total tackles.
On the season, Galer has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 74.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 40.57 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.50
Josiah Rubidoux Has Career-Day on Friday
Josiah Rubidoux posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Rubidoux has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 29.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.37
Lincoln Williams Goes Supernova in Bear River Victory
Bear River found a leader in Lincoln Williams as the team took down Colfax on Friday. Colfax had no answer to Williams as he rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 79 yards.
Bear River's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-2. Williams and Bear River will challenge Mira Loma at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.48
Big Game from Syders As Marysville Won 22-6
Dennis Syders was instrumental in extending Marysville's winning streak to three on Friday. Wheatland had no answer to Syders as he rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Marysville is 3-1 when Syders posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Marysville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Syders will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Oakmont on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.28
Beau Ogles Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Beau Ogles of Oakmont. Ogles rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for Oakmont, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Ogles and Oakmont will square off against Marysville at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.17
Other Notable Players
- Jason Kinney: 3 sacks and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Suleiman Hassan-Olajoku: 50 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Elijah Hickman: 74 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Kendall Barber: 66 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.55)
- Eli Duff: 91 yards passing; 36 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.97)
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