Foothill 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!
Monty Coleman Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Castaic was led to victory by Monty Coleman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Coleman rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.8). He has become a key player for Castaic: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
On the season, Coleman has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 112.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 69.20
Bonner Came Up Big in Valencia's 44-14 Win
Brian Bonner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 98-yard run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Valencia, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Bonner's next game is against Castaic on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 44.73
Brady Bretthauer Dazzles in Valencia Victory
Another Valencia player making an appearance on this list is Brady Bretthauer. He threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Bretthauer has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 226 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.30
A Season-Best Performance from Rylan Connelly Leads Saugus over Castaic
Sadly, Rylan Connelly posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Saugus over Castaic on Friday. Connelly picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 60 yards.
Saugus' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Connelly and Saugus are on the road again on Friday to play Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 30.27
Nick Seymour Delivers Best Performance of Season
Valencia was led to victory by Nick Seymour, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Seymour picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 69 yards.
For the season, Seymour has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 94.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Other Notable Players
- Xander Hohler: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Ty Hall: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Luke Deperno: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
