Mid-Cities Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ezra Meuller Delivers Electric Performance Vs Firebaugh
Starting off the list is Norwalk's Ezra Meuller, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Meuller rushed for 186 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
The win (which was Norwalk's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. They and Paramount are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 68.60
A Season-Best Effort from Tyler Goodman Leads Paramount over Lynwood
Paramount was led to victory by Tyler Goodman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Goodman rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (116.4). Those 251 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Paramount, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. They and Norwalk are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.20
Norwalk Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Diego Cerritos
Diego Cerritos was instrumental in extending Norwalk's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Cerritos as he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards.
For the year, Cerritos has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 126.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 47.85
Portillo Made His Presence Known in Gahr's 55-6 Victory
Isaiah Portillo continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This year, Portillo has averaged 7.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging four total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.50
Evan Lucena Delivers Best Effort of Season
Gahr was led to victory by Evan Lucena, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lucena wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, making six total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass. The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles.
This season, Lucena has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 24.25
Other Notable Players
- Nestuh Natapu: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Omar Cardona: 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.70)
- Andrew Leal: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Joel Espinoza: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Derek Sandoval: 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
