River Valley 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!
Sincere Tolbert Goes Supernova in Ramona Victory
Sincere Tolbert's big game helped extend Ramona's winning streak to 12 on Thursday. Tolbert was dynamite, rushing for 148 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 37 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for La Sierra, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Tolbert. Tolbert rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 50.58
Felix Made His Presence Known in Patriot's 28-21 Loss
Josiah Felix continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 107 rushing yards. He rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Norte Vista had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Felix it was a similar story. Felix rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Braves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 35.10
Seth Bolender Turns in Season-Best Performance
Norte Vista was led to victory by Seth Bolender, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bolender rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win for Norte Vista keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Bolender and Norte Vista are taking a road trip to challenge Ramona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.70
Norte Vista Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to King Butler
Norte Vista picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to King Butler. Butler was unstoppable, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Butler has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 33.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 5.17 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Kody Shinar's big game helped extend Ramona's winning streak to 12 on Thursday. Shinar threw for 182 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
This season, Shinar has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 131.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.33
Other Notable Players
- Lorenzo Sims: 94 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 26.88)
- Luis Mena IV: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Isaac Mata: 92 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
