Big West - Lower 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!
Ryder Smith Delivers Electric Effort Vs Murrieta Mesa
Starting off the list is Great Oak's Ryder Smith, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Smith picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the season, Smith has averaged 8.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 45.73
Artyon Celestine Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Murrieta Mesa got the W thanks in part to Artyon Celestine playing the best football he has all season. Celestine rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Celestine's next match is against Corona on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance. The game will pit Celestine up against the Panthers' star rusher Ryker Gazard. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 45.08
Deshawn Reid Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Murrieta Mesa was led to victory by Deshawn Reid, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Reid wasn't messing around, making 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass. The matchup was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Reid has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 35.00
Noah Cuenca's Big Game Leads King over Corona
Noah Cuenca was a major factor in King's win over Corona on Thursday. Cuenca turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
King's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Cuenca and King will host Temecula Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.93
Other Notable Players
- Andrew Dixon: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Isaiah Casillas: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Noah Watkins: 1 sack, 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Daniel Ritchie: 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
