Coastal 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!
Garrett Ace Delivers Best Effort of Season
Garrett Ace produced his most outstanding game to date while leading La Jolla Country Day to the win on Thursday. Ace rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 80 yards.
This season, Ace has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 56.67
Magnus Falkiewicz Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Santa Fe Christian got the W thanks in part to Magnus Falkiewicz playing the best football he has all season. Falkiewicz rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Santa Fe Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Falkiewicz and Santa Fe Christian will play host again on Friday to welcome Classical Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 33.97
Pj Rogers Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Pj Rogers produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Santa Fe Christian to the win on Friday. Rogers rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Rogers has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 46.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 25.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.60
Army-Navy had to settle for second on Friday, but Jacob Eastley sure wasn't going down easily. Santa Fe Christian had no answer to Eastley as he picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Army-Navy's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. They and Victory Christian Academy are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.13
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