Citrus Belt 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!
Evan Powell Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cajon came up short on Friday despite Evan Powell delivering his best game to date. Powell threw for 431 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Cajon is undefeated when Powell posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
If history really does repeat itself, Powell might just drop another big game when he faces off against Redlands East Valley on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Powell saw the Wildcats), he threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 45.73
Lopez Made His Presence Known in Redlands East Valley's 31-21 Victory
Redlands East Valley's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Nathen Lopez. Lopez turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 164 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Redlands East Valley's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Lopez and Redlands East Valley are taking a road trip to face off against Cajon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.45
Dj Littles Delivers Best Effort of Season
Cajon came up short on Friday despite Dj Littles delivering his best game to date. Littles picked up 209 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
This season, Littles has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Beaumont Gets a Boost from Duhu in 34-31 Victory
Beaumont found a leader in Jeremiah Duhu as the team took down Cajon on Friday. Duhu turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Duhu has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 199.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 13.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.03
Redlands East Valley's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Isaac Vitela
Isaac Vitela helped snap Redlands East Valley's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Vitela on Friday as he rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
For the season, Vitela has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 224.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.40
Other Notable Players
- Dominic Robles: 282 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Logan Barbour: 114 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Jered Rennick: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.53)
- Jayden Gober: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Braedon Miller: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
