East Bay - Mountain 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 Jhadis Luckey Leads California over Monte Vista
Jhadis Luckey produced his most outstanding game to date while leading California to the win on Friday. Luckey rushed for 317 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.6 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, turning on the jets for a run that went for 64 yards.
California pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Luckey and California will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against De La Salle at 7:15 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 84.70
Brayden Turner Delivers Electric Effort Vs California
Brayden Turner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards on only eight carries.
With the defeat, Monte Vista broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Turner and Monte Vista will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against De La Salle at 7:15 p.m.
Gamescore: 32.77
Big Game from Mcmahan As Monte Vista Fell 50-36
Another Monte Vista player making an appearance on this list is Julian McMahan. He rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. McMahan is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
This year, McMahan has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 139.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.67
Kellan Ford Turns in Season-Best Performance
Monte Vista came up short on Friday despite Kellan Ford delivering his best game to date. Ford picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Ford has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 95.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Dominic Kelley Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, De La Salle got the W thanks in part to Dominic Kelley playing the best football he has all season. Kelley rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
The victory for De La Salle keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Kelley and De La Salle will challenge Monte Vista at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.28
Other Notable Players
- Nic Fox: 155 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.63)
- Arjun Banerjee: 169 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.17)
- Jacob Stickevers: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
