2A-2 Region I District 1 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!
Bryce Braden Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Stratford's Bryce Braden, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Braden made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He also rushed for 113 rushing yards, which is notable because Stratford is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Stratford's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. Braden and Stratford will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Bovina at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 34.07
While Bovina might've come up empty on Friday, Angel Lara wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Lara as he rushed for 40 yards, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.
This year, Lara has averaged 79.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.77
Luis Avila Makes It Two for Bovina
Keeping Lara company is Luis Avila, a fellow Bovina player. He rushed for 32 yards.
On the season, Avila has averaged 54.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.70
A Constellation of Stars for Stratford
Another Stratford player making an appearance on this list is Julio Valdez. He rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown.
Gruver had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Valdez it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Valdez saw the Greyhounds), he picked up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 18.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
