Monticello Empire Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Joe Mendez Turns in Season-Best Effort
Joe Mendez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pioneer to the win on Friday. Mendez rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory made it two in a row for Pioneer and bumps their season record up to 5-3. Mendez and Pioneer will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Rodriguez at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 41.58
Kalani Mcleod's Big Game Leads Vanden over Sacramento
Kalani Mcleod posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He threw for 319 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Vanden's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. They and River City are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Rodriguez Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Mancianno Syess
Mancianno Syess was instrumental in extending Rodriguez's winning streak to eight on Friday. River City had no answer to Syess as he threw for 31 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Syess has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 9.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.12
Burke Came Up Big in Rodriguez's 26-7 Victory
Dylan Burke's big game helped extend Rodriguez's winning streak to eight on Friday. Burke was unstoppable, throwing for 154 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 62 yards.
For the year, Burke has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 180.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had 18 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.87
Other Notable Players
- Jermaine Missouri: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Rick Reister: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.63)
- Kai Albano: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
