Foothill 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!
Monty Coleman Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Castaic was led to victory by Monty Coleman, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Coleman rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.8). Castaic is 2-1 when Coleman posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
On the year, Coleman has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 112.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 69.20
Bonner Came Up Big in Valencia's 44-14 Victory
Brian Bonner posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 223 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 98-yard run.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Valencia, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Bonner and Valencia will look to defend their home field on Friday against Castaic at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 44.73
Brady Bretthauer Delivers Electric Effort Vs Hart
Keeping Bonner company is Brady Bretthauer, a fellow Valencia player. He threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Bretthauer has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 226 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 18.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 38.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.30
Rylan Connelly Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Rylan Connelly posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Saugus over Castaic on Friday. Connelly picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
Saugus' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Connelly and Saugus will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 30.27
A Season-Best Performance from Nick Seymour Leads Valencia over Hart
Nick Seymour produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Valencia to the win on Friday. Seymour picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards.
On the year, Seymour has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 94.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 14.25 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.32
Other Notable Players
- Donnavan Anson: 133 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.30)
- Xander Hohler: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Ty Hall: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Anthony Seragusa: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.77)
- Luke Deperno: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
