6A Central 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 Domonick Ruiz Leads Corona Del Sol over Mountain Pointe
Corona del Sol came up short on Friday despite Domonick Ruiz delivering his best game to date. Ruiz picked up 255 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending a pass.
Corona del Sol dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Ruiz and Corona del Sol will head out on the road to square off against Brophy College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 61.80
Case Vanden Bosch Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Brophy College Prep was led to victory by Case Vanden Bosch, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Vanden Bosch wasn't messing around, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing. The contest was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Brophy College Prep's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Vanden Bosch and Brophy College Prep will host Corona del Sol at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 52.23
Jamarlon "Bobo" Otis Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Mountain Pointe got the W thanks in part to Jamarlon "Bobo" Otis playing the best football he has all season. Otis rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 66 yards.
Otis and Mountain Pointe will welcome Salpointe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Otis will face off against Richard Rivera, the Lancers' star RB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 49.67
Luke Farrell Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Luke Farrell posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Corona del Sol over Mountain Pointe on Friday. Farrell threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns.
For the season, Farrell has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 170.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.47
Chase Shumate Makes It Two for Mountain Pointe
Another Mountain Pointe player making an appearance on this list is Chase Shumate. He picked up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended three passes.
For the season, Shumate has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 31.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 18.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.17
Other Notable Players
- Michael "Butter" Tollefson: 44 yards passing; 118 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.43)
- Jaylyn Colter: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Matthew Avelar: 35 yards passing; 78 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.93)
- Morgan Quiri: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.62)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
