Mid-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!
Erik New Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Erik New produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Maxwell to the win on Friday. New rushed for 298 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (123.6) per game. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards.
Maxwell pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Portola at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 114.62
Big Game from Strong As Hamilton Won 59-7
Kayden Strong was instrumental in extending Hamilton's winning streak to seven on Friday. Strong did his part (and then some), throwing for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
Strong and Hamilton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Maxwell at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. The last time Strong took on the Panthers, he picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 64.30
Noel Velazquez Makes It Two for Maxwell
Another Maxwell player making an appearance on this list is Noel Velazquez. He threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
On the year, Velazquez has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 183 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 37.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 62 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 60.73
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Davis Long stepped things up a notch to give Biggs the 'W'. Nobody could stop Long as he made three total tackles. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards.
Biggs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Long and Biggs will head out on the road to challenge Los Molinos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.88
Hamilton Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Cesar Leal
Cesar Leal's big game helped extend Hamilton's winning streak to seven on Friday. Leal was dynamite, picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Leal has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 36.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 18 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.85
Other Notable Players
- Harrison Hamre: 293 yards rushing (Gamescore: 31.40)
- Ilan Davis: 1 sack, 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.65)
- Case Porter: 104 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.82)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
