County/Metro 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 Kendale Mcgrew Leads Sanger over Bullard
Sanger was led to victory by Kendale McGrew, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. McGrew rushed for 158 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
The victory (which was Sanger's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. McGrew and Sanger will square off against Justin Garza at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.25
Andrew Garcia Has Career-Day on Friday
Andrew Garcia produced his most outstanding game to date while leading San Joaquin Memorial to the win on Friday. Garcia rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Garcia has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 65 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 18.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.48
David Bell Turns in Season-Best Performance
David Bell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading San Joaquin Memorial to the win on Friday. Bell rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Bell has averaged 22.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.47
Blake Burton Delivers Electric Performance Vs Edison
Madera picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Blake Burton. Burton did his part (and then some), rushing for 128 yards and four touchdowns for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Madera's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Burton and Madera will head out to challenge Bullard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.98
Jacob Niemeyer Makes It Two for Sanger
The second Sanger player making an appearance here is Jacob Niemeyer, and for good reason. He rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
This year, Niemeyer has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 57.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.50
Other Notable Players
- Bryson Baker: 22 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 127 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 36.87)
- Joel Arellano: 233 yards passing; 56 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 33.03)
- Kenji Tiscareno: 121 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.48)
- Arion Ciano: 51 yards passing; 78 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
