Ocean 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!
Morro Bay Gets a Boost from Dougherty in 41-30 Defeat
Starting off the list is Morro Bay's Sands Dougherty, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dougherty threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 312 passing yards dating back to last season.
Morro Bay is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Dougherty and Morro Bay will challenge Santa Maria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.85
Blake Gregory's Big Game Leads Cabrillo over Carpinteria
Blake Gregory was instrumental in extending Cabrillo's winning streak to six on Thursday. Gregory was dynamite, throwing for 231 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Cabrillo pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Gregory will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Nipomo on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.40
Nipomo found a leader in Nick Evans as the squad took down Santa Maria on Friday. Evans was unstoppable, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.
For the season, Evans has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 73.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.08
A Season-Best Performance from Tyler Cunningham Leads Templeton over Morro Bay
Templeton was led to victory by Tyler Cunningham, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cunningham rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
Templeton now has a winning record of 4-3. Cunningham and Templeton will head out to square off against San Luis Obispo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.95
Jaron Sampson Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Templeton got the W thanks in part to Jaron Sampson playing the best football he has all season. Sampson rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
For the year, Sampson has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 47.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.53
Other Notable Players
- John Myers: 174 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.07)
- Thomas Kiesling: 97 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 30 yards rushing (Gamescore: 34.00)
- Jude Anderson: 110 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.05)
- Andre Brisco: 59 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.80)
- Colter Tannehill: 100 yards passing; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps