Pacific Coast - Gabilan 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!
Whelan Made His Presence Known in Soquel's 35-7 Win
Starting off the list is Soquel's Sam Whelan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Whelan rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
The victory (which was Soquel's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Whelan will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Monterey on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.80
Everett Alvarez had to settle for second on Thursday, but Roman Garcia sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Garcia as he rushed for 55 yards, and also caught a touchdown.
Everett Alvarez is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Garcia and Everett Alvarez will welcome Aptos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 19.65
Gavin Mcdonald Has Career-Day on Friday
Gavin Mcdonald posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 100 yards on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Mcdonald has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 34 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.75 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 14.40
Django Daillak Makes It Two for Soquel
The second Soquel player making an appearance here is Django Daillak, and for good reason. He picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Daillak has averaged 3.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 13.63
Alan Mejia Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
The second Everett Alvarez player making an appearance here is Alan Mejia, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Thursday, making 13 total tackles. The matchup was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles.
On the season, Mejia has averaged 10.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 12.75
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