Delta 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!
Xzavior Guess' Big Game Leads El Modena over Western
Xzavior Guess was instrumental in extending El Modena's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Guess was dynamite, throwing for 241 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
El Modena pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Guess will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Tustin on Thursday.
Gamescore: 55.97
Eimesse Essis Turns in Another Game with at Least 182 Rushing Yards
Eimesse Essis continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 182 rushing yards. He rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
Tustin pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Essis and Tustin will square off against El Modena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.17
Alatorre Made His Presence Known in Western's 55-27 Defeat
Western had to settle for second on Thursday, but Malachi Alatorre sure wasn't going down easily. Alatorre was dynamite, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Western's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. Alatorre and Western will venture away from home to challenge Cypress at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.92
Jj Amezcua Makes It Two for Western
Keeping Alatorre company is Jj Amezcua, a fellow Western player. He picked up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Amezcua has caught 15 touchdowns while averaging 150.6 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had seven receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.68
Tommy Acosta Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cypress
Rounding off our Top Five is Tommy Acosta of Capistrano Valley. Acosta threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The win was the fourth in a row for Capistrano Valley, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Acosta and Capistrano Valley will head out to square off against Trabuco Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.43
Other Notable Players
- Brodie Hitchens: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.87)
- Alex Kiernan: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.53)
- Tyler White: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Kaden Hunter: 55 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 24.08)
- Bryson Busbee: 53 yards rushing; 85 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
