Tango 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!
Cooper Starnes' Big Game Leads La Quinta over Loara
Starting off the list is La Quinta's Cooper Starnes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Starnes rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
This year, Starnes has run in 22 touchdowns while averaging 150.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.60
A Season-Best Effort from Govern Nguyen Leads Costa Mesa over Bolsa Grande
Govern Nguyen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Costa Mesa to the win on Thursday. Nguyen picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards.
This season, Nguyen has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 16.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.87
Guardado Came Up Big in Anaheim's 42-6 Victory
Eduardo Guardado was instrumental in extending Anaheim's winning streak to three on Thursday. Guardado was unstoppable, rushing for 96 yards and three touchdowns.
Anaheim's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Guardado and Anaheim will face off against Bolsa Grande at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.40
Andrew Waiss Makes It Two for Costa Mesa
The second Costa Mesa player making an appearance here is Andrew Waiss, and for good reason. He threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the year, Waiss has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 122 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33.13 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.50
Jorge Rodriguez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Jorge Rodriguez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Loara over La Quinta on Friday. Rodriguez rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made a tackle.
Loara is on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Rodriguez and Loara will challenge Santiago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.12
Other Notable Players
- Brandon Berganza: 64 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Gavin Garza: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
