5A Desert West 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 Performance from Elijah Mendez Leads Sunrise Mountain over Canyon View
On Friday, Sunrise Mountain got the W thanks in part to Elijah Mendez playing the best football he has all season. Mendez rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Mendez has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 54 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.60
Isidore Came Up Big in Verrado's 17-10 Victory
Jack Isidore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Verrado, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Isidore and Verrado will square off against Notre Dame Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.45
Player Made His Presence Known in Cactus' 40-37 Win
Cactus took down Millennium on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Tayejion Player's standout effort. Nobody could stop Player as he rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry.
Cactus pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Player and Cactus will square off against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.00
Antonio Casias Dazzles in Cactus Win
Another Cactus player making an appearance on this list is Antonio Casias. He threw for 169 yards and five touchdowns.
For the year, Casias has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 212 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.47
Julian Stubblefield Makes It Three for Cactus
Another Cactus player making an appearance on this list is Julian Stubblefield. He picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Stubblefield has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 85.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.43
Other Notable Players
- Joshua Hopphaus: 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Gavin Levin: 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Brandon Catalan: 151 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.68)
- Jerry Washington: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Mickey Raftery: 247 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.57)
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