Peninsula - Bay 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!
Maxime Morelle Delivers Best Effort of Season
Maxime Morelle produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Sacred Heart Prep to the win on Friday. Morelle rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
The victory got Sacred Heart Prep back to even at 6-6. Morelle and Sacred Heart Prep will face off against Burlingame at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 38.65
Palo Alto was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Joseph Kessler did his best to prevent it. Kessler was dynamite, rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Kessler has averaged 17.2 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after 12 games last season, he was only averaging 28.92 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.93
A Season-Best Performance from Jake Wang Leads Palo Alto over Aptos
Palo Alto came up short on Friday despite Jake Wang delivering his best game to date. Wang picked up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 64 yards.
For the season, Wang has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 46.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.93
Santino Barragan and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Santino Barragan was instrumental in extending Wilcox's winning streak to eight on Friday. Barragan did his part (and then some), picking up 1.5 sacks and making 14 total tackles (2.5 for loss) for the 'W'.
Wilcox's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Barragan and Wilcox will face off against Palma at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 26.00
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Roman Jacobs
Roman Jacobs continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 25th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 22 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
For the season, Jacobs has averaged 13.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Justin Fung: 265 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.57)
- Greg Gamitian: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Isaiah Phillips: 111 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
