South Yosemite - Horizon Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Gonzales Made His Presence Known in Mira Monte's 35-25 Defeat
Starting off the list is Mira Monte's Nathan Gonzales, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gonzales rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. He has become a key player for Mira Monte: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Mira Monte has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Gonzales and Mira Monte will host Golden Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.20
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Joseph Perez stepped things up a notch to give Golden Valley the 'W'. Perez turned in nothing short of a gem, making six total tackles and defending a pass. He also rushed for 112 rushing yards, which is notable because Golden Valley is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory got Golden Valley back to even at 3-3. Perez and Golden Valley will head out to square off against Mira Monte at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 37.90
Cesar Vasquez Makes It Two for Golden Valley
Keeping Perez company is Cesar Vasquez, a fellow Golden Valley player. He made two total tackles.
Gamescore: 27.37
Xzavier Brooks' Big Game Leads Arvin over North
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Xzavier Brooks stepped things up a notch to give Arvin the 'W'. Nobody could stop Brooks as he picked up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Arvin back to even at 3-3. Brooks and Arvin will look to defend their home field on Friday against Del Oro at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 25.32
Andrew Rosales Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Arvin got the W thanks in part to Andrew Rosales playing the best football he has all season. Rosales threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Rosales has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 169.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.67
Other Notable Players
- Freddy Ayon: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Carson Parra: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
