Metro - South Bay 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Ryan Claybon Leads Olympian over Hilltop
On Friday, Olympian got the W thanks in part to Ryan Claybon playing the best football he has all season. Claybon wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles.
This year, Claybon has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.80
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Josiah Rivera
Olympian was led to victory by Josiah Rivera, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rivera wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks and making seven total tackles. The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
On the season, Rivera has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.13 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Fuentes Made His Presence Known in Olympian's 28-13 Victory
Another Olympian player making an appearance on this list is Jayden Fuentes. He threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards.
On the season, Fuentes has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 157.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.97
Juan Matuz Dazzles in Hilltop Defeat
Juan Matuz put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He picked up 122 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 80 yards.
On the season, Matuz has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 47.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 21.22
Viliamu Trollinger Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Viliamu Trollinger of Montgomery. Trollinger made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
The victory was the third in a row for Montgomery, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Trollinger will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Olympian on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.05
Other Notable Players
- Kneko Vasquez: 169 yards passing; 37 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
