Palomar Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Kelle Leuck Delivers Best Performance of Season
Kelle Leuck produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mt. Carmel to the win on Friday. Leuck threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Leuck and Mt. Carmel will square off against Rancho Bernardo at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Leuck will face off against Trey Durham, the Broncos' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 54.23
Kreet Makihele Dazzles in San Marcos Win
Kreet Makihele posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
Unfortunately for Rancho Bernardo, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Makihele. When Makihele last faced the Broncos back in October of 2023, he threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 41.67
Grant Hall Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Grant Hall posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 178 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (104.8).
Fallbrook is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9. Hall and Fallbrook will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ramona at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 32.58
Evan Thomas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Evan Thomas posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Fallbrook over Mt. Carmel on Friday. Thomas threw for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also rushed for 78 yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
On the year, Thomas has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 45.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.63
Atticus Enriquez's Big Game Leads Mt. Carmel over Fallbrook
Another Mt. Carmel player making an appearance on this list is Atticus Enriquez. He picked up 150 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Enriquez has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 89.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.02
Other Notable Players
- Ryder Wood: 92 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 28.93)
- Shane Carter: 43 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 46 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.72)
- Tabari Lane: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.07)
- Gavin Valencia: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- CJ Williams: 74 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
