Sunset 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!
Jace Gomes Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, San Luis Obispo got the W thanks in part to Jace Gomes playing the best football he has all season. Gomes rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Gomes must have Pioneer Valley's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Gomes rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 67.07
Jude Pritchard Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Jude Pritchard posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Santa Ynez over Atascadero on Friday. Pritchard threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023.
Santa Ynez's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. Pritchard and Santa Ynez will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pioneer Valley at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 42.90
Underclassman Michael Trejo Major Player in Atascadero Victory
Underclassman Michael Trejo came into Friday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He was dynamite on Friday, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 66 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Atascadero's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Atascadero's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. Trejo and Atascadero will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Righetti at 12:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 34.80
Big Game from Hyde As Atascadero Won 42-34
Keeping Trejo company is Joseph Hyde, a fellow Atascadero player. He rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass.
On the year, Hyde has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 66.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.75
A Season-Best Effort from Griffin Bruner Leads Santa Ynez over Atascadero
Sadly, Griffin Bruner posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Santa Ynez over Atascadero on Friday. Bruner rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 54 yards.
For the year, Bruner has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 39.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.38
Other Notable Players
- Austin Smith: 106 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
