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!
A Season-Best Performance from Eli Dukes Leads Palma over Aptos
Palma came up short on Friday despite Eli Dukes delivering his best game to date. Dukes rushed for 271 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 58 yards.
Unfortunately for Aptos, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Dukes. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dukes saw the Mariners), he rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 54.47
Casey Macconnell Has Career-Day on Friday
Casey Macconnell posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
On the season, Macconnell has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 37.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.60
Nate Garcia Makes It Two for Aptos
Another Aptos player making an appearance on this list is Nate Garcia. He rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Garcia has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.60
Ryan Solorio Turns in Season-Best Performance
Ryan Solorio posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 107 yards on only 11 carries, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Solorio has thrown 0 touchdowns while averaging 16.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.10
Hudson Summerrill Delivers Best Effort of Season
Soquel was led to victory by Hudson Summerrill, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Summerrill picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 55 yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Soquel, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Summerrill and Soquel will be playing in front of their home fans against Everett Alvarez at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 15.13
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