Desert Empire 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!
Jeremiah Williams Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Rancho Mirage's Jeremiah Williams, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Williams rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103).
This season, Williams has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 103 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 64.83 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.88
Pedro Trujillo Turns in Season-Best Effort
Shadow Hills came up short on Friday despite Pedro Trujillo delivering his best game to date. Trujillo threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Trujillo and Shadow Hills will play host again on Friday to welcome Palm Springs, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The Knights had to take a loss when they last met the Indians, but Trujillo had little to do with the loss: he picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 32.73
A Season-Best Performance from Jackson Wilson Leads Palm Desert over Xavier Prep
Jackson Wilson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Palm Desert to the win on Friday. Wilson rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Palm Desert is 2-1 when Wilson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win got Palm Desert back to even at 3-3. Wilson and Palm Desert will take on Rancho Mirage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.87
Peffers Posts Huge Game in 21-14 Defeat
The second Shadow Hills player making an appearance here is Brandon Peffers, and for good reason. He picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Peffers has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 64.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.12
Koa Rapolla Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Koa Rapolla continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 16th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Rapolla and Palm Springs will square off against Shadow Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Rapolla took on the Knights, he made 12 total tackles and defended a pass. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Francisco Franco: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Jackson Bishop: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Donte Winfrey: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Shane Miker: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Angel Rangel: 2 interception and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
