Mission 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Steele Pizzella Leads Notre Dame (SO) over Simi Valley
Notre Dame (SO) came up short on Friday despite Steele Pizzella delivering his best game to date. Pizzella threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
For the year, Pizzella has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 237.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 44.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 94.55 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 70.23
Moutra Jr Came Up Big in Serra's 28-7 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Devohn Moutra Jr stepped things up a notch to give Serra the 'W'. Nobody could stop Moutra Jr as he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss). He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Serra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Moutra Jr and Serra will challenge Yorba Linda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.35
Lloyd "Luc" Weaver Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Lloyd "Luc" Weaver posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Notre Dame (SO) over Simi Valley on Friday. Weaver picked up 198 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Notre Dame (SO): the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
This season, Weaver has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 93.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.88
Dane Dunn and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Dane Dunn was instrumental in extending Sierra Canyon's winning streak to six on Friday. Servite had no answer to Dunn as he rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns.
Sierra Canyon's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Dunn will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Mater Dei on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.18
Daequan Jeffes Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
On Friday, Loyola got the W thanks in part to Daequan Jeffes playing the best football he has all season. Jeffes wasn't messing around, picking up 2.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his 11th straight with five or more total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of Loyola's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is 2-1 (and 3-5 when he doesn't).
On the season, Jeffes has averaged 9.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.50
Other Notable Players
- Jaxsen Stokes: 57 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.93)
- Tahj Skinner: 2 interception and 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Tre Fernandez: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.18)
- Jonah Nadley: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jimmy Butler: 168 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
