Peninsula - El Camino 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!
Joseph Manueli Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Santa Clara got the W thanks in part to Joseph Manueli playing the best football he has all season. Manueli rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 69 yards.
With the win, Santa Clara broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Manueli and Santa Clara are taking a road trip to take on Homestead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.20
Woodside had to settle for second on Friday, but Dumace? Bell sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Bell as he made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).incredibly, Bell got all that yardage with just one huge run
This year, Bell has averaged 2.3 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.29 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.71 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 30.42
Usher Came Up Big in Woodside's 29-17 Defeat
Keeping Bell company is Evan Usher, a fellow Woodside player. He rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
For the year, Usher has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 98 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.38
Derek Hall Puts an End to Los Altos' Losing Streak on Thursday
Derek Hall helped snap Los Altos's four-game losing streak. Hall was unstoppable on Thursday, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards.
This season, Hall has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 102.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.27
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Wu: 41 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.75)
- Damian Lopez: 69 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
