Del Rio 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!
Andrew Lopez Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Santa Fe got the W thanks in part to Andrew Lopez playing the best football he has all season. Lopez rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 73 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 64 yards.
Santa Fe is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Lopez and Santa Fe will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Whittier at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 45.97
A Season-Best Performance from Grady Long Leads La Serna over El Rancho
La Serna was led to victory by Grady Long, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Long threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards.
La Serna now has a winning record of 4-3. Long and La Serna will welcome Whittier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.90
Kaimana Tufaga Makes It Two for La Serna
Another La Serna player making an appearance on this list is Kaimana Tufaga. He made six total tackles.
This year, Tufaga has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.43 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 67 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 35.52
Diego Diaz Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Diego Diaz posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead El Rancho over La Serna on Friday. Diaz picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The performance also marked the most rushing yards (33) he has had since back in October of 2023.
The defeat snapped El Rancho's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. Diaz and El Rancho will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against California at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 34.50
Clark Made His Presence Known in Santa Fe's 48-22 Win
Another Santa Fe player making an appearance on this list is Devin Clark. He rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Clark has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 133.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 30.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.98
Other Notable Players
- Sebastian Macias: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.47)
- Eli Perez: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Andrew Guerrero: 47 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
