Big West - Lower 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!
Ryder Smith Delivers Electric Performance Vs Murrieta Mesa
Starting off the list is Great Oak's Ryder Smith, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Smith picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This season, Smith has averaged 8.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 45.73
A Season-Best Performance from Artyon Celestine Leads Murrieta Mesa over Great Oak
On Friday, Murrieta Mesa got the W thanks in part to Artyon Celestine playing the best football he has all season. Celestine rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Celestine and Murrieta Mesa will welcome Corona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Celestine will face off against Ryker Gazard, the Panthers' star running back. 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: 45.08
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Deshawn Reid
On Friday, Murrieta Mesa got the W thanks in part to Deshawn Reid playing the best football he has all season. Reid wasn't messing around, making 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass. The game was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Reid has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 35.00
Noah Cuenca Goes Supernova in King Win
King found a leader in Noah Cuenca as the team took down Corona on Thursday. Cuenca was dynamite, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
King's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Cuenca and King will welcome Temecula Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.93
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Dixon: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Isaiah Casillas: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Noah Watkins: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.28)
- Ramese Rivera: 287 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.53)
- Daniel Ritchie: 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
