Eastern 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!
Leaf Made His Presence Known in Red Bluff's 41-7 Win
Starting off the list is Red Bluff's Kayden Leaf, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Leaf rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending two passes.
Leaf and Red Bluff will be playing in front of their home fans against Shasta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leaf will face off against Justin Polley, the Wolves' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 47.97
Pleasant Valley Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Titus Andrus
Titus Andrus's big game helped extend Pleasant Valley's winning streak to three on Friday. Andrus turned in nothing short of a gem, making four total tackles. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Pleasant Valley is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Andrus and Pleasant Valley will square off against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.85
Zach Shaver's Big Game Leads Red Bluff over Enterprise
Another Red Bluff player making an appearance on this list is Zach Shaver. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 rushing yards.
On the year, Shaver has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 122 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.48
Shasta took down Chico on Friday, a win that might not have happened without JR Wheeler's effort. Nobody could stop Wheeler as he picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 59 yards.
On the season, Wheeler has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 45.2 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: 32.42
Other Notable Players
- Elijah Kennedy: 1 sack, 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.25)
- Bryce Owens: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.93)
- Justin Polley: 179 yards passing; 44 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.53)
- Jj Johnson: 206 yards passing; 70 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.18)
- Jaden Bommer: 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
