Desert Empire 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!
Pedro Trujillo Turns in Season-Best Performance
Pedro Trujillo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shadow Hills to the win on Thursday. Trujillo threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
If history really does repeat itself, Trujillo might just drop another big game when he faces off against Palm Desert on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Trujillo saw the Aztecs), he picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards.
Gamescore: 37.80
Ruberg Came Up Big in La Quinta's 34-7 Victory
James Madden Ruberg continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game with at least 127 rushing yards. He rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 126 yards while completing 83.3% of his passes. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
La Quinta pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Ruberg and La Quinta will challenge Rancho Mirage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Sebastian Osorio Makes It Two for La Quinta
Keeping Ruberg company is Sebastian Osorio, a fellow La Quinta player. He picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles.
This season, Osorio has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 27.80
Another La Quinta player making an appearance on this list is Payton Reynolds. He picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Reynolds has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 82.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Another Shadow Hills player making an appearance on this list is Jojo Diaz. He rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Diaz has averaged 31.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.67
Other Notable Players
- Noah Fajardo: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Duran Gabriel: 3 sacks, 4 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Francisco Franco: 15 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Smith Tyler: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Anthony Garcia: 46 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
