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 Effort from Peyton Hare Leads Eureka over West Franklin
Eureka was led to victory by Peyton Hare, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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 didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made three total tackles.
Hare will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Central Heights on Friday. Hare will face off against Brody Roullett on Friday, the Vikings' star signal caller. 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: 69.30
Humboldt Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Blake Ellis
Humboldt picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Blake Ellis. Ellis was unstoppable, rushing for 84 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Humboldt's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Ellis and Humboldt will head out on the road to challenge West Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 59.90
Mason Sterling Goes Supernova in Humboldt Victory
Mason Sterling was instrumental in extending Humboldt's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Sterling as he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Sterling has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 38.58
Laken Valentine Turns in Season-Best Performance
Eureka was led to victory by Laken Valentine, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Valentine picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the year, Valentine has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 8.5 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 36.5 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 35.52
Mouer Came Up Big in Eureka's 58-2 Victory
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
