Del Rio 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Andrew Guerrero Leads El Rancho over California
On Thursday, El Rancho got the W thanks in part to Andrew Guerrero playing the best football he has all season. Guerrero picked up 258 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
Guerrero and El Rancho will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. The contest will pit Guerrero up against the Chiefs' star receiver Sebastian Macias. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 49.52
Ryan Dominguez Turns in Season-Best Effort
El Rancho was led to victory by Ryan Dominguez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Dominguez threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns.
Dominguez and El Rancho will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. The matchup will pit Dominguez up against the Chiefs' star signal caller Andrew Lopez. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 36.07
Frank Gallardo Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Frank Gallardo posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead California over El Rancho on Thursday. Gallardo picked up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
California is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Gallardo's next match is against La Serna on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 30.38
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Javier Hernandez
On Thursday, El Rancho got the W thanks in part to Javier Hernandez playing the best football he has all season. Hernandez wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass. The match was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Hernandez has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Long Made His Presence Known in La Serna's 56-0 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Grady Long of La Serna. Long threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
On the year, Long has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 108.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.13
Other Notable Players
- Ricky Gonzales III: 254 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
