Mission 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!
Pizzella Posts Huge Game in 28-21 Win
Starting off the list is Notre Dame (SO)'s Steele Pizzella, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pizzella rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame (SO) pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Pizzella and Notre Dame (SO) have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Sierra Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.67
Dane Dunn Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sierra Canyon was led to victory by Dane Dunn, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dunn rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
The win got Sierra Canyon back to even at 3-3. Dunn and Sierra Canyon will head out to face off against Notre Dame (SO) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.48
Jaxsen Stokes' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jaxsen Stokes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sierra Canyon to the win on Friday. Stokes rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
On the season, Stokes has averaged 23.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 48.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 33.37
On Friday, Serra got the W thanks in part to Jayshawn Edwards playing the best football he has all season. Edwards rushed for 73 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Edwards has run in those 4 touchdowns while averaging 18.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.40
Devohn Moutra Jr Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Devohn Moutra Jr produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Serra to the win on Friday. Moutra Jr wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Moutra Jr has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Bryce Coleman: 137 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.03)
- Jimmy Butler: 326 yards passing; 21 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.43)
- Max Martin-Beckmann: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Henry Casani: 1 interception and 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Trenstin Johnson Cook: 1.5 sacks and 5 total tackles (1.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
