Channel 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!
Oxnard Gets a Boost from Maria in 51-17 Victory
Starting off the list is Oxnard's Poni Maria, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Maria threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Oxnard's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Maria and Oxnard will square off against Oak Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.23
A Season-Best Performance from Aaron Cesario Leads Buena over Ventura
Buena came up short on Friday despite Aaron Cesario delivering his best game to date. Cesario picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Cesario has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 73.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 2.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.15
Noah Salgado Has Career Rushing Day
Noah Salgado posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made two total tackles.
Moorpark's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Salgado and Moorpark are taking a road trip to square off against Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.97
While Oliver Gonzalez delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Oak Park. Moorpark had no answer to Gonzalez as he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 64 yards.
The loss snapped Oak Park's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Gonzalez and Oak Park will host Oxnard at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 32.37
Gage Kushner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ventura to the win on Friday. Kushner rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Kushner has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 63.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 24 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.07
Other Notable Players
- Derek Garcia: 248 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.03)
- Bridger Weir: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jack Cunningham: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Aiden Berrelleza: 55 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Andy Gomez: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
