East Valley 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!
Erik Favela Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Arleta got the W thanks in part to Erik Favela playing the best football he has all season. Favela rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Favela has averaged 50.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 0.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 54.27
Austin Ramos Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Arleta was led to victory by Austin Ramos, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ramos rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Ramos has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 142.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.26 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 101.47 passer rating.
Gamescore: 44.38
Daylan Garcia and Co. Win 11th in a Row
Daylan Garcia's big game helped extend North Hollywood's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Granada Hills Charter had no answer to Garcia as he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
North Hollywood pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Garcia and North Hollywood will take on Palisades at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.90
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Matthew Pirnazari stepped things up a notch to give Verdugo Hills the 'W'. Pirnazari was unstoppable, picking up 26 receiving yards.
Verdugo Hills pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Pirnazari and Verdugo Hills will take on Chatsworth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.77
Nate Arlauskas's big game helped extend North Hollywood's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Arlauskas rushed for 119 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Arlauskas has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 32.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 16 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 46.91 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.88
Other Notable Players
- Jordan Martin: 97 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 36.33)
- Jose Rosas: 67 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 80 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.18)
- Ben Love: 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
