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 Delivers Best Effort of Season
Murrieta Mesa was led to victory by Artyon Celestine, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
This season, Celestine has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 85 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 20.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.08
Deshawn Reid Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
On Friday, Murrieta Mesa got the W thanks in part to Deshawn Reid playing the best football he has all season. Reid wasn't messing around, making 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass. The match was his seventh straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Reid has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 35.00
Noah Cuenca Goes Supernova in King Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Noah Cuenca stepped things up a notch to give King the 'W'. Cuenca turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
King pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Cuenca and King will take on 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
