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 Turns in Season-Best Performance
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 (which was West Point's eighth in a row) raised their record 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
West Point picked up their eighth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Liakoula Umuumulovo. Umuumulovo did her part (and then some), picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
For the season, Umuumulovo has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 80.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.62
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Madeline Kouvelas
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 get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Casteel at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th.
Gamescore: 21.00
Mountain Ridge had to settle for second on Thursday, but Cameron Mailloux sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Mailloux was still balling out 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. 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 get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. 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 is becoming a predictor of Mountain Ridge's success: when she posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't).
For the 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
