West Valley 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Domenik Fuentes Leads Cleveland over Chatsworth
Domenik Fuentes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cleveland to the win on Thursday. Fuentes rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 147 yards and a touchdown.
Cleveland now has a winning record of 4-3. Fuentes will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Birmingham on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.55
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Matthew Mondragon
On Thursday, Cleveland got the W thanks in part to Matthew Mondragon playing the best football he has all season. Mondragon wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks and making nine total tackles (7.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Mondragon has averaged 6.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 5.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 40.50
Birmingham Gets a Boost from Fowles in 57-7 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Dredon Fowles stepped things up a notch to give Birmingham the 'W'. Fowles was unstoppable, rushing for 74 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
Birmingham's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. Fowles and Birmingham will be playing in front of their home fans against Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.60
Kevin Hawkins Makes It Two for Birmingham
Another Birmingham player making an appearance on this list is Kevin Hawkins. He rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 96 yards.
Gamescore: 25.20
Dakota Garner Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Dakota Garner of Taft. Garner rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
Taft has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. Garner and Taft will be playing in front of their home fans against Chatsworth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.85
Other Notable Players
- Antrell Harris: 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Braylen Morgan: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Jayden Williams: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.93)
- Nathan Swinson: 173 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps