Eastern 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!
Edward Rivera's Big Game Leads South East over South Gate
Starting off the list is South East's Edward Rivera, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Rivera rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Rivera is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 119 every time he's taken the field this season.
The victory made it two in a row for South East and bumps their season record up to 5-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 64.98
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Erick Stubbs
Erick Stubbs continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Stubbs might have his next game, a road matchup with Huntington Park, circled on his calendar. Stubbs rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries the last time he and the Spartans duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.32
Aethan Espinosa Makes It Two for South East
The second South East player making an appearance here is Aethan Espinosa, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles (5.0 for loss). The contest was his eighth straight with seven or more total tackles.
For the season, Espinosa has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 4.75 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.75
Uribe Came Up Big in Legacy's 28-26 Defeat
While Nathan Uribe delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Legacy. Despite the loss, Uribe was still balling out as he made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Legacy is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withSouth East at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 25.90
Damian Carlos Delivers Electric Performance Vs Huntington Park
Keeping Uribe company is Damian Carlos, a fellow Legacy player. He rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Carlos has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 96.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.20
Other Notable Players
- Christopher Wooley: 1 TD ; 39 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
