Citrus Belt 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Evan Powell Leads Cajon over Beaumont
Cajon came up short on Friday despite Evan Powell delivering his best game to date. Powell threw for 431 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. He is becoming a predictor of Cajon's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Powell is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Redlands East Valley on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Powell saw the Wildcats), he threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 45.73
Big Game from Lopez As Redlands East Valley Won 31-21
Redlands East Valley's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Nathen Lopez. Lopez was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 164 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Redlands East Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. Lopez and Redlands East Valley will head out to take on Cajon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 45.45
Dj Littles Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Cajon had to settle for second even though Dj Littles put up the best numbers he has all season. Littles picked up 209 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
This season, Littles has caught those 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.65
Duhu Came Up Big in Beaumont's 34-31 Victory
Jeremiah Duhu was a major factor in Beaumont's win over Cajon on Friday. Duhu did his part (and then some), rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
This year, Duhu has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 199.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.03
Redlands East Valley's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Isaac Vitela
Redlands East Valley's ten-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Isaac Vitela. Vitela turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
For the year, Vitela has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 224.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.40
Other Notable Players
- Dominic Robles: 282 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.70)
- Logan Barbour: 114 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Jered Rennick: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.53)
- Jayden Gober: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Braedon Miller: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.13)
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