Delta 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!
Mitchell Labrado Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Mitchell Labrado posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Laguna Creek over Elk Grove on Friday. Labrado threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. His passing game has become a key predictor of Laguna Creek's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise.
Laguna Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. Labrado and Laguna Creek will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Sheldon at 7:15 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 30.83
Big Game from Thorntona As Laguna Creek Fell 38-31
Another Laguna Creek player making an appearance on this list is Armon Thorntona. He rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Thorntona has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 149 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 59.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.07
Julian Riley Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Julian Riley continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Franklin's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. Riley and Franklin will head out on the road to take on Monterey Trail at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.50
A Season-Best Effort from Jacob Beals Leads Pleasant Grove over Franklin
Pleasant Grove was led to victory by Jacob Beals, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Beals picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Pleasant Grove's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Franklin had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Beals it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Beals saw the Wildcats), he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.47
Jaeden Haselrig Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jaeden Haselrig posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up 55 receiving yards, and also rushed for 54 yards on only seven carries.
For the year, Haselrig has averaged 9.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.92
Other Notable Players
- Cole Davis: 236 yards passing; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.33)
- David Hale: 94 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Kyle Fong: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Dereus Counts: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.78)
- Aderian Adelabu: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
