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
Leah Figueroa produced her most outstanding game to date while leading West Point to the win 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 get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Basha at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th.
Gamescore: 34.85
Liakoula Umuumulovo and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
West Point picked up their eighth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Liakoula Umuumulovo. Umuumulovo turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This 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 loss 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
While Mountain Ridge might've come up empty on Thursday, Cameron Mailloux wasn't going down without a fight. Mailloux was dynamite, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 178 yards and a touchdown. Mountain Ridge is undefeated when Mailloux posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. Mailloux and Mountain Ridge will have a little extra prep time after the defeat 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
Keeping Mailloux company is Emma Langer, a fellow Mountain Ridge player. She picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mountain Ridge is undefeated when Langer posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Langer has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 53.6 receiving yards per game. She is looking even better than she did last year: after five games last season, 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
