Pacific 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Matteo Tarca Leads Burroughs over Crescenta Valley
On Friday, Burroughs got the W thanks in part to Matteo Tarca playing the best football he has all season. Tarca rushed for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Burroughs' victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Tarca and Burroughs will head out to take on Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.08
Deshawn Laporte Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Burbank got the W thanks in part to Deshawn Laporte playing the best football he has all season. Laporte rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Burbank, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Laporte and Burbank will be playing at home against Crescenta Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.70
Leonidas Grant Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Leonidas Grant posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. He has become a key player for Crescenta Valley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the season, Grant has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 108.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.85
Muir Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Alijah Parker
Muir picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Alijah Parker. Parker was dynamite, rushing for 20 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 32 receiving yards.
Muir's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Parker and Muir will take on Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.73
Mcdonald Made His Presence Known in Muir's 78-0 Win
Muir picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Zion McDonald. Nobody could stop McDonald as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, McDonald has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Caballero: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Logan Moore: 138 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
