6A Desert 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!
Everett Stano Goes Supernova in Boulder Creek Win
Boulder Creek's six-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Everett Stano. Stano turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Boulder Creek's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Stano and Boulder Creek will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on O'Connor at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 69.43
A Season-Best Performance from Karsten Cornell Leads Boulder Creek over Mountain Ridge
Boulder Creek was led to victory by Karsten Cornell, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cornell rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
For the season, Cornell has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 36.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 79.8 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 61.03
Damir Ilicic Turns in Season-Best Performance
Valley Vista was led to victory by Damir Ilicic, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ilicic threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
With the win, Valley Vista broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-5. Ilicic and Valley Vista will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 41.27
Big Game from Corbin As O'connor Won 42-26
Thanks in part to Bentley Corbin, O'Connor said goodbye to their four-game losing streak. Corbin did his part (and then some), rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries for the 'W'.
O'Connor's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. Corbin and O'Connor will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Boulder Creek at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 39.60
Brennan Curtin Delivers Best Performance of Season
Brennan Curtin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Boulder Creek to the win on Friday. Curtin picked up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Curtin has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 61.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 22 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.92
Other Notable Players
- Michael Cruz: 38 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.83)
- Xavier Armenta: 124 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.20)
- Jeremy Adeyanju: 141 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.88)
- Nico Hernandez: 86 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.98)
- Vince Norfolk: 21 yards receiving; 122 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
