Eastern 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!
Diego Garcia Turns in Season-Best Effort
Diego Garcia produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Huntington Park to the win on Thursday. Garcia rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 95 yards.
The win (which was Huntington Park's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Garcia and Huntington Park will venture away from home to face off against Bell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.80
Edward Rivera Goes Supernova in South East Win
Edward Rivera continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his ninth-straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. He rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
This season, Rivera has averaged 22.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 79.44 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 184.56 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 45.57
South Gate Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Nicholas Fonseca
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Thursday as Nicholas Fonseca came into the matchup on a mission. He turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
South Gate is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. Fonseca and South Gate will face off against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.17
Big Game from Reyes As Garfield Won 38-28
Ceasar Reyes's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his ninth-straight game with 103+ rushing yards. He rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory (which was Garfield's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Reyes and Garfield are on the road again on Friday to play Legacy at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 40.10
A Season-Best Effort from Robert Cedillo Leads Garfield over Roosevelt
Garfield was led to victory by Robert Cedillo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cedillo threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (eight) he has had since back in August. He has become a key player for Garfield: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Cedillo has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 107.1 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 16.11 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.37
Other Notable Players
- Joshua Navarro: 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.20)
- Mastice Jauregui: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Michael Gonzalez: 234 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.10)
- Naethan Espinosa: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
