Valley Mission 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!
Diego Montes Goes Supernova in Kennedy Victory
Starting off the list is Kennedy's Diego Montes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Montes rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 148 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Montes might just drop another big game when he faces off against Panorama on Thursday. Montes rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes the last time he and the Pythons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 69.67
Carlos Herrera Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Van Nuys got the W thanks in part to Carlos Herrera playing the best football he has all season. Herrera threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the third in a row for Van Nuys, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Herrera and Van Nuys will challenge Sylmar at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 65.20
Luvon Nolen Puts an End to San Fernando's Losing Streak on Friday
San Fernando's three-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Luvon Nolen. Nolen was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown.
San Fernando's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. Nolen and San Fernando will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Reseda at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 44.68
Castro Posts Huge Game in 41-14 Win
Another San Fernando player making an appearance on this list is Isaiah Castro. He picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Castro has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 76.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 39.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.52
A Season-Best Performance from Louis Welling-Belli Leads Van Nuys over Canoga Park
Louis Welling-Belli produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Van Nuys to the win on Friday. Welling-Belli picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 62 yards.
This year, Welling-Belli has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 34.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Other Notable Players
- Josue Sandoval: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 19.68)
- Marlon Figueroa: 71 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.87)
- Aaron Celis: 168 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
