Tri-Valley 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Peyton Hare Leads Eureka over West Franklin
On Friday, Eureka got the W thanks in part to Peyton Hare playing the best football he has all season. Hare rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
This year, Hare has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 68.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 69.30
Humboldt Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Blake Ellis
Blake Ellis's big game helped extend Humboldt's winning streak to six on Friday. Ellis did his part (and then some), rushing for 84 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes for the 'W'.
Humboldt pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Ellis and Humboldt are taking a road trip to challenge West Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.90
Mason Sterling Delivers Electric Effort Vs Bluestem
Humboldt picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Mason Sterling. Sterling was dynamite, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Sterling has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.58
Laken Valentine Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Eureka got the W thanks in part to Laken Valentine playing the best football he has all season. Valentine picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Valentine has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.5 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.5 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 35.52
Big Game from Mouer As Eureka Won 58-2
Another Eureka player making an appearance on this list is Kalim Mouer. He rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
For the year, Mouer has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 76.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.35
Other Notable Players
- Cole G. Mathes: 53 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 43 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
