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 take on Oak Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.23
Aaron Cesario Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Aaron Cesario posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Buena over Ventura on Friday. Cesario picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Cesario has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 73.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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 win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Salgado and Moorpark will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Oxnard at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 36.97
While Oliver Gonzalez delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Oak Park. Gonzalez was unstoppable, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
With the defeat, Oak Park broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. Gonzalez and Oak Park will face off against 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.
Ventura's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Kushner and Ventura will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Royal at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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
