Iota 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Brandon Figueroa Leads Irvine over Canyon
Brandon Figueroa produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Irvine to the win on Thursday. Figueroa rushed for 335 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run.
Unfortunately for Canyon, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Figueroa. When Figueroa last faced the Comanches back in August of 2023, he rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 83.80
Olin Morales Hyder's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Sonora came up short on Friday despite Olin Morales Hyder delivering his best game to date. Morales Hyder rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Sonora now has a losing record at 3-4. Morales Hyder and Sonora will take on Santa Ana at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 51.97
Jack Mckelvy Goes Supernova in El Toro Win
Jack Mckelvy posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Mckelvy has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 193.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 58.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.17
Rudy Alcala Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Troy got the W thanks in part to Rudy Alcala playing the best football he has all season. Alcala threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Troy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Alcala and Troy will square off against Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.87
Mundt Posts Huge Game in 42-14 Victory
Another Troy player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Mundt. He picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 61 yards.
For the season, Mundt has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 27 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.02
Other Notable Players
- Kellen Rommelfanger: 147 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.12)
- Alexander Lundsberg: 316 yards passing; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Luke Doyle: 148 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.63)
- Noah Heathington: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Vander Ploog: 71 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
