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's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Great Oak over 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.
This year, Smith has averaged 8.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 45.73
Artyon Celestine Turns in Season-Best Effort
Artyon Celestine produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Murrieta Mesa to the win on Friday. 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.
For the year, Celestine has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 85 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.08
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Deshawn Reid
Deshawn Reid produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Murrieta Mesa to the win on Friday. Reid wasn't messing around, making 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass. The game was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On 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 Delivers Electric Effort Vs Corona
King found a leader in Noah Cuenca as the squad took down Corona on Thursday. Cuenca did his part (and then some), throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for the 'W'.
King's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Cuenca and King will square off against 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: 24.28)
- Ramese Rivera: 287 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.53)
- 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
