Trans 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!
Caden Bailey's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Hilmar over Sonora
Caden Bailey's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his 12th-straight game with 100+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Bailey must have Sonora's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Bailey last faced the Wildcats back in September of 2023, he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 43.88
Sonora Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Brody Speer
Sonora picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brody Speer. Speer was unstoppable, picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards.
Sonora's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Speer and Sonora will venture away from home to challenge Hughson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.08
Sonora Gets a Boost from Byington in 45-28 Victory
Cash Byington was instrumental in extending Sonora's winning streak to six on Friday. Hilmar had no answer to Byington as he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Byington a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Byington has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 66 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.90
A Season-Best Effort from Eli Ingalls Leads Sonora over Hilmar
Sonora was led to victory by Eli Ingalls, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ingalls rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 40 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Ingalls has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 77.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game. This year he is averaging 41.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.47
Malakai Sumter's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Malakai Sumter posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory for Hughson keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Sumter and Hughson will take on Sonora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.42
Other Notable Players
- Robert Mcdaniel: 190 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.17)
- Max Mankins: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.52)
- Ben Gonzalez: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Dylan Ball: 83 yards rushing; 39 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Tipeti Paini: 1.5 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
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