A-8 Arkansas Valley (8 Man) 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!
Isaiah Gallegos Has Career-Day on Thursday
Starting off the list is Rocky Ford's Isaiah Gallegos, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Gallegos rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Rocky Ford's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. Gallegos and Rocky Ford have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Swink at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 73.88
Orion Martinez Goes Supernova in Las Animas Loss
While Las Animas might've come up empty on Friday, Orion Martinez wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Martinez as he rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Martinez has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 203.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 50.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.35
A Season-Best Performance from Devin Eaton Leads Holly over Las Animas
Holly was led to victory by Devin Eaton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Eaton made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Holly's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Eaton and Holly will stay at home for another week and welcome Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.57
Ethan Bronniman and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Ethan Bronniman was instrumental in extending McClave's winning streak to five on Friday. Bronniman was dynamite, throwing for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
McClave pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Bronniman will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Las Animas on Saturday.
Gamescore: 46.42
Ryan Steinbrunn Makes It Two for Mcclave
Another McClave player making an appearance on this list is Ryan Steinbrunn. He rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the season, Steinbrunn has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 32.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.13
Other Notable Players
- Braydon Ortiz: 48 yards passing; 54 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 37.10)
- Drayden McCray: (Gamescore: 31.70)
- Poncho Francisco Saenz: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
