Delta 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Tommy Acosta Leads Capistrano Valley over Trabuco Hills
Tommy Acosta produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Capistrano Valley to the win on Friday. Acosta rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
The win (which was Capistrano Valley's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Acosta's next contest is against El Modena on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 59.50
Eimesse Essis Has Career-Day on Thursday
On Thursday, Tustin got the W thanks in part to Eimesse Essis playing the best football he has all season. Essis rushed for 293 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 182 or more in the last four games he's played.
Tustin's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Their road trip will continue as they head out to face Western at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.80
Xzavior Guess' Big Game Can't Quite Lead El Modena over Tustin
El Modena had to settle for second on Thursday, but Xzavior Guess sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Guess was still balling out as he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The loss snapped El Modena's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record. Guess and El Modena will venture away from home to square off against Capistrano Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.13
Tristan Zale Delivers Electric Performance Vs Capistrano Valley
While Trabuco Hills might've come up empty on Friday, Tristan Zale wasn't going down without a fight. Zale turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 351 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Trabuco Hills is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Zale and Trabuco Hills have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Cypress at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.50
Reily Walker's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Reily Walker posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made 14 total tackles.
This year, Walker has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 44.75 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.68
Other Notable Players
- Alex Kiernan: 187 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 37.87)
- Jj Amezcua: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.02)
- Makhai Hayes: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.18)
- Xavier Guerrero: 278 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.43)
- Kaden Hunter: 83 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.72)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
