6A Desert Valley Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Leah Figueroa Delivers Best Effort of Season
West Point was led to victory by Leah Figueroa, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Figueroa picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the eighth in a row for West Point, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Figueroa and West Point will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Basha at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th.
Gamescore: 34.85
West Point Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Liakoula Umuumulovo
Liakoula Umuumulovo's big game helped extend West Point's winning streak to eight on Thursday. La Joya Community had no answer to Umuumulovo as she picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Umuumulovo has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 80.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.62
Madeline Kouvelas Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Madeline Kouvelas continued her hot streak on Thursday by dropping her fourth-straight game with at least five total tackles. She made 11 total tackles and defended three passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Boulder Creek and nudges their season record down to 1-4. Kouvelas and Boulder Creek will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Casteel at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th.
Gamescore: 21.00
Mountain Ridge was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Cameron Mailloux did her best to prevent it. Millennium had no answer to Mailloux as she rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 178 yards and a touchdown. Mailloux is becoming a predictor of Mountain Ridge's success: when she posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't).
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. Mailloux and Mountain Ridge will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Boulder Creek at 6:00 p.m. on October 17th.
Gamescore: 20.37
Emma Langer Makes It Two for Mountain Ridge
Another Mountain Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Emma Langer. She picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. She has become a key player for Mountain Ridge: the team is undefeated when she posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This season, Langer has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 53.6 receiving yards per game. She's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, she had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 17.22
Other Notable Players
- Jocelyn Ybaben: 197 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
