Foothill 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 Effort from Luke Deperno Leads West Ranch over Saugus
West Ranch was led to victory by Luke Deperno, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Deperno rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 82 yards.
Deperno might have his next game, a home matchup with Castaic, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Deperno saw the Coyotes), he rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 78.25
Zach Rogozik Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Hart got the W thanks in part to Zach Rogozik playing the best football he has all season. Rogozik rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Hart, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Rogozik and Hart will challenge Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 55.20
Bonner Made His Presence Known in Valencia's 55-7 Win
Brian Bonner was a major factor in Valencia's victory over Canyon on Friday. Bonner was unstoppable, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards.
On the year, Bonner has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 48.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 29.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 127.67 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 44.47
Brady Bretthauer Makes It Two for Valencia
Another Valencia player making an appearance on this list is Brady Bretthauer. He threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
This season, Bretthauer has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 221.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.80
Monty Coleman's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Castaic over Hart
Rounding off our Top Five is Monty Coleman of Castaic. Coleman picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 79 yards.
Coleman and Castaic are taking a road trip to challenge West Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will pit Coleman up against the Wildcats' star rusher Luke Deperno. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Max Piccolino: 3 sacks, 6 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.25)
- Ethan Quesada: 1 interception (1TD) and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
