Channel 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!
Big Game from Maria As Oxnard Won 51-17
Starting off the list is Oxnard's Poni Maria, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Maria threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Oxnard's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Maria and Oxnard will face off against Oak Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.23
A Season-Best Performance from Aaron Cesario Leads Buena over Ventura
Buena came up short on Friday despite Aaron Cesario delivering his best game to date. Cesario picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Cesario has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 73.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.15
Noah Salgado's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Noah Salgado posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made two total tackles.
Moorpark's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Salgado and Moorpark will challenge Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.97
While Oak Park might've come up empty on Friday, Oliver Gonzalez wasn't going down without a fight. Gonzalez turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 64 yards.
The defeat snapped Oak Park's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Gonzalez and Oak Park will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Oxnard at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 32.37
Ventura was led to victory by Gage Kushner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kushner rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Kushner has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 63.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.07
Other Notable Players
- Derek Garcia: 248 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.03)
- Bridger Weir: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jack Cunningham: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Aiden Berrelleza: 55 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Andy Gomez: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
