Tri-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!
A Season-Best Performance from Peyton Hare Leads Eureka over West Franklin
Eureka was led to victory by Peyton Hare, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hare rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
For the season, Hare has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 68.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 69.30
Blake Ellis and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Blake Ellis was instrumental in extending Humboldt's winning streak to six on Friday. Ellis was dynamite, rushing for 84 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Humboldt's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Ellis and Humboldt will venture away from home to face off against West Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.90
Mason Sterling's Big Game Leads Humboldt over Bluestem
Mason Sterling was instrumental in extending Humboldt's winning streak to six on Friday. Sterling was unstoppable, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Sterling has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.58
Laken Valentine Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Eureka got the W thanks in part to Laken Valentine playing the best football he has all season. Valentine picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Valentine has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.5 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.5 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 35.52
Mouer Posts Huge Game in 58-2 Victory
Another Eureka player making an appearance on this list is Kalim Mouer. He rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This year, Mouer has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 76.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.35
Other Notable Players
- Cole G. Mathes: 53 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 43 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
