Rio Hondo 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!
Griffiths Made His Presence Known in Monrovia's 49-0 Victory
Starting off the list is Monrovia's Joshua Griffiths, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Griffiths rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Monrovia and bumps their season record up to 6-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against South Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.10
Trey Freking Turns in Season-Best Performance
South Pasadena was led to victory by Trey Freking, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Freking rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the third in a row for South Pasadena, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Monrovia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 31.78
A Season-Best Effort from Josh Jones Leads Temple City over Monrovia
Sadly, Josh Jones posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Temple City over Monrovia on Friday. Jones forced a fumble, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Temple City's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. Jones and Temple City will challenge Polytechnic at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 28.55
Byron Bell Makes It Two for Monrovia
Another Monrovia player making an appearance on this list is Byron Bell. He rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended two passes.
On the year, Bell has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 84.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
David Ortega Makes It Two for South Pasadena
Another South Pasadena player making an appearance on this list is David Ortega. He made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
If history really does repeat itself, Ortega might just drop another big game when he faces off against Monrovia on Friday. When Ortega last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he forced a fumble and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 25.80
Other Notable Players
- David Alvarez: 1 sack, 8 total tackles, and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 22.50)
- River Wokosin: 2 interception, (1TD), and 1 total tackle (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
