Trans Valley 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!
Robert Mcdaniel Turns in Season-Best Effort
Hughson was led to victory by Robert Mcdaniel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcdaniel wasn't messing around, throwing for 427 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per attempt. The contest was his third straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
The win for Hughson keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Mcdaniel and Hughson are taking a road trip to square off against Orestimba at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.97
Tommy Sutton Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Sadly, Tommy Sutton posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Sonora over Hughson on Friday. Sutton rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (112.9) per game. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 69 yards.
Sonora's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1. Sutton and Sonora will challenge Ripon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.80
Ellerd Came Up Big in Hilmar's 21-13 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Merek Ellerd stepped things up a notch to give Hilmar the 'W'. Nobody could stop Ellerd as he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Hilmar now has a winning record of 4-3. Ellerd's next matchup is against Summerville on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 32.40
Hughson Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Malakai Sumter
Malakai Sumter was instrumental in extending Hughson's winning streak to seven on Friday. Sumter was dynamite, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards.
This season, Sumter has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 76.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 44.29 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.68
Caden Bailey Makes It Two for Hilmar
Another Hilmar player making an appearance on this list is Caden Bailey. He rushed for 70 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
For the year, Bailey has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 20.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.97
Other Notable Players
- Cash Byington: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.58)
- John Labno: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.43)
- Dylan McCauley: 149 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.32)
- Colt Foss: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 26.05)
- Eli Ingalls: 85 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
