Valley Oak League Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Sierra Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Taylor Zalunardo
Sierra picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Taylor Zalunardo. Zalunardo rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards she has had since back in August. She didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass.
Sierra is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Zalunardo and Sierra will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Oakdale at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 26.28
Central Catholic was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Mia Cardoza did her best to prevent it. Oakdale had no answer to Cardoza as she picked up 59 receiving yards.
Cardoza must have Oakdale's number; she was a force to be reckoned with the last time she faced them too. Last Tuesday (the last time Cardoza saw the Mustangs), she rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 100 yards on only five passes.
Gamescore: 20.95
Barnes Came Up Big in Sierra's 30-6 Win
Janessa Barnes's big game helped extend Sierra's winning streak to six on Thursday. Nobody could stop Barnes as he picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Barnes has caught 28 touchdowns while averaging 76.5 receiving yards per game. She is looking even better than she did last year: after 14 games last season, she had eight receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 20.78
Morrisa Ralls Makes It Two for Central Catholic
The second Central Catholic player making an appearance here is Morrisa Ralls, and for good reason. She picked up 15 receiving yards.
For the year, Ralls has averaged 12 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.58
Sierra Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Maitland Kohoutek
Sierra picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Maitland Kohoutek. Kohoutek was dynamite, throwing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Kohoutek has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 95.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 13.13
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
