5A District 2 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!
Ryan Alfaro Delivers Best Effort of Season
Deming was led to victory by Ryan Alfaro, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Alfaro rushed for 364 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards.
Goddard's probably not too fond of Alfaro given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Alfaro saw the Rockets), he rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 104.00
Mathew Prudencio Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Sadly, Mathew Prudencio posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lovington over Mayfield on Friday. Prudencio threw for 348 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Lovington is undefeated when Prudencio posts 250 or more passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This is the second loss in a row for Lovington and nudges their season record down to 5-2. Prudencio and Lovington will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Gadsden at 6:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 48.10
A Season-Best Effort from Jayden Gutierrez Leads Lovington over Mayfield
Sadly, Jayden Gutierrez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Lovington over Mayfield on Friday. Gutierrez picked up 97 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 0.5 sacks, made eight total tackles, and defended a pass.
On the year, Gutierrez has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 84.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.03
Ondalis Cardenas Goes Supernova in Lovington Defeat
Another Lovington player making an appearance on this list is Ondalis Cardenas. He rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Cardenas has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 76 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.03
Artesia Gets a Boost from Cazares in 57-0 Win
Izac Cazares was instrumental in extending Artesia's winning streak to four on Thursday. Cazares did his part (and then some), throwing for 163 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Artesia's win bumped their record up to 5-2. Cazares and Artesia will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Roswell at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 29.57
Other Notable Players
- Camon Ochoa: 51 yards rushing; 34 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.22)
- Elijah Rivero: 89 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.23)
- Ethan Conn: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.87)
- Chase Terrell: 0.5 sacks, 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
