Monticello Empire Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Joe Mendez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pioneer was led to victory by Joe Mendez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mendez rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win made it two in a row for Pioneer and bumps their season record up to 5-3. Mendez and Pioneer will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rodriguez at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 41.58
Kalani Mcleod Dazzles in Vanden Win
Kalani Mcleod posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He threw for 319 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Vanden's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. They and River City are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Mancianno Syess and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Mancianno Syess's big game helped extend Rodriguez's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Syess as he threw for 31 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Syess has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 9.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.12
Burke Made His Presence Known in Rodriguez's 26-7 Victory
Dylan Burke's big game helped extend Rodriguez's winning streak to eight on Friday. Burke was dynamite, throwing for 154 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 62 yards.
This season, Burke has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 180.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had 18 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.87
Other Notable Players
- Jermaine Missouri: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Rick Reister: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.63)
- Harold Ausbie: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Kai Albano: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
