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
Joseph Manueli produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Santa Clara to the win on Friday. 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 was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash 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. South San Francisco had no answer to Bell as he made five total tackles (2.0 for loss). Bell showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
For the year, Bell has averaged 2.3 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, 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.
On the season, Usher has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 98 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.38
Los Altos' Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Derek Hall
Los Altos's four-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Derek Hall. Hall turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards.
On the 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
