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 Win
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 was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash 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 challenges South Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.10
Trey Freking Delivers Best Effort of Season
Trey Freking produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Pasadena to the win 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 takes on Monrovia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 31.78
Josh Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Temple City had to settle for second even though Josh Jones put up the best numbers he has all season. 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 face off against 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.
For the year, Bell has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 84.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
A Constellation of Stars for Monrovia
Another Monrovia player making an appearance on this list is Troy Grise. He rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
For the year, Grise has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 61.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.70
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
