Pacific 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!
Matteo Tarca Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Burroughs got the W thanks in part to Matteo Tarca playing the best football he has all season. Tarca rushed for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Burroughs' victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Tarca and Burroughs will venture away from home to face off against Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 79.08
Deshawn Laporte's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Burbank got the W thanks in part to Deshawn Laporte playing the best football he has all season. Laporte rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory (which was Burbank's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Laporte and Burbank will look to defend their home field on Friday against Crescenta Valley at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 52.70
Leonidas Grant Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Leonidas Grant posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Crescenta Valley is 2-1 when Grant posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the season, Grant has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 108.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 4.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.85
Alijah Parker and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Muir picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Alijah Parker. Hoover had no answer to Parker as he rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Muir pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Parker and Muir will take on Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.73
Zion Mcdonald Delivers Electric Effort Vs Hoover
Muir picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Zion McDonald. Hoover had no answer to McDonald as he rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, McDonald has averaged 27.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Caballero: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Logan Moore: 138 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
