West Alameda County - Mission 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!
Maurice Hall's Big Game Leads Hayward over Newark Memorial
Starting off the list is Hayward's Maurice Hall, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hall rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hayward's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. Hall and Hayward will play host again on Friday to welcome Kennedy, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 62.23
Lagios Came Up Big in Piedmont's 49-7 Win
Piedmont picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Markos Lagios. Nobody could stop Lagios as he threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Lagios has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 182.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.53
Hayward Gets a Boost from Paongo in 48-20 Win
Mateaki Paongo put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the year, Paongo has averaged 9.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.33 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 38.28
Jaydyn Irving Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jaydyn Irving produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hayward to the win on Friday. Irving threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
This year, Irving has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 111.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.17
Other Notable Players
- Matthew Forbes: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Xavier Henderson: 21 yards rushing; 85 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
