Pacific Coast - Mission North 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!
Nico Downie Delivers Best Effort of Season
Nico Downie produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Monte Vista Christian to the win on Friday. Downie's receiving production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 128 receiving yards dating back to last season. His longest reception was for an incredible 81 yards.
Downie might have his next game, a home matchup with Seaside, circled on his calendar. When Downie last faced the Spartans back in September of 2023, he picked up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 40.08
Big Game from Pierini As Monte Vista Christian Won 25-23
Another Monte Vista Christian player making an appearance on this list is Dominic Pierini. He threw for 414 yards and three touchdowns.
Pierini is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Seaside on Friday. When Pierini last faced the Spartans back in September of 2023, he threw for 422 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.60
Kenji Mellin Turns in Season-Best Performance
North Monterey County was led to victory by Kenji Mellin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mellin picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Mellin has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 56.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.52
A Constellation of Stars for Monte Vista Christian
Another Monte Vista Christian player making an appearance on this list is Gunner Sorensen. He made 11 total tackles.
For the year, Sorensen has averaged 9.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 27.95
A Season-Best Effort from AJ Gomez Leads North Monterey County over Alisal
On Friday, North Monterey County got the W thanks in part to AJ Gomez playing the best football he has all season. Gomez threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Alisal, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Gomez. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Gomez saw the Trojans), he threw for 202 yards and five touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.70
Other Notable Players
- Christopher Rasmussen-Horan: 116 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
