Iota 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!
Brandon Figueroa Delivers Best Effort of Season
Brandon Figueroa produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Irvine to the win on Thursday. Figueroa rushed for 335 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.6 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 94 yards.
Unfortunately for Canyon, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Figueroa. Figueroa rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Comanches duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 83.80
Olin Morales Hyder Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Sonora came up short on Friday despite Olin Morales Hyder delivering his best game to date. Morales Hyder rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Sonora now has a losing record at 3-4. Morales Hyder and Sonora will host Santa Ana at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 51.97
Jack Mckelvy Goes Supernova in El Toro Win
Jack Mckelvy posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Mckelvy has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 193.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 58.71 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.17
Rudy Alcala Turns in Season-Best Effort
Troy was led to victory by Rudy Alcala, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Alcala threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Troy's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Alcala and Troy will welcome Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.87
Ethan Mundt Makes It Two for Troy
Another Troy player making an appearance on this list is Ethan Mundt. He picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest reception was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
This year, Mundt has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 27 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.02
Other Notable Players
- Kellen Rommelfanger: 147 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.12)
- Alexander Lundsberg: 316 yards passing; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Luke Doyle: 148 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.63)
- Noah Heathington: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Vander Ploog: 71 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 21.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
