Southern 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 Performance from Jeshua Alcantara Leads Los Angeles over Diego Rivera
On Friday, Los Angeles got the W thanks in part to Jeshua Alcantara playing the best football he has all season. Alcantara rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Diego Rivera had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Alcantara it was a similar story. Alcantara rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry the last time he and the Huskies duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 91.38
Semaj Williams Has Career-Day on Friday
Semaj Williams posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 246 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Williams has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 68.07
A Constellation of Stars for Los Angeles
Another Los Angeles player making an appearance on this list is Arturo Arguello. He rushed for 46 yards.
On the year, Arguello has averaged 26.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 9.63 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.35
Dylan Rodriguez and Co. Win Third in a Row
Maywood CES picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dylan Rodriguez. Rodriguez was unstoppable, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Maywood CES's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Maywood CES has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Rodriguez and Maywood CES will take on Torres at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.70
Domenic Angulo Makes It Two for Maywood CES
Another Maywood CES player making an appearance on this list is Domenic Angulo. He rushed for 15 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Angulo has averaged 20 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.50
Other Notable Players
- Mehki Rowe: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Dylan Mota: 31 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
