Pioneer 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 Effort from Boogie Anetema Leads North over Peninsula
North was led to victory by Boogie Anetema, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Anetema threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win was the fifth in a row for North, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. It'll be Northside v. Southside when they and South meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.87
Cole Leinart Goes Supernova in Redondo Union Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Cole Leinart stepped things up a notch to give Redondo Union the 'W'. Leinart was dynamite, rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
Redondo Union has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Leinart and Redondo Union will take on Peninsula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.37
Ethan Maleman Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Ethan Maleman posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 173 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
For the year, Maleman has averaged 93.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 22.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.08
Kingston Anetema and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Kingston Anetema was instrumental in extending North's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Anetema as he picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Anetema might have his next game, a home matchup with South, circled on his calendar. Anetema picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.07
A Constellation of Stars for Redondo Union
Another Redondo Union player making an appearance on this list is Bo Ausmus. He picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Ausmus has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 66.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 20.10
Other Notable Players
- Milo Youker: 0.5 sacks, 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
