Channel 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!
Maria Came Up Big in Oxnard's 51-17 Victory
Starting off the list is Oxnard's Poni Maria, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Maria threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Oxnard's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Maria and Oxnard will face off against Oak Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.23
A Season-Best Performance from Aaron Cesario Leads Buena over Ventura
Sadly, Aaron Cesario posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Buena over Ventura on Friday. Cesario picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Cesario has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 73.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.15
Noah Salgado Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Noah Salgado posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made two total tackles.
Moorpark pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Salgado and Moorpark will challenge Ventura at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.97
Oak Park had to settle for second on Friday, but Oliver Gonzalez sure wasn't going down easily. Gonzalez was dynamite, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The defeat snapped Oak Park's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Gonzalez and Oak Park will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Oxnard at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 32.37
Gage Kushner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ventura to the win on Friday. Kushner rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Kushner has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 63.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 24 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.07
Other Notable Players
- Derek Garcia: 248 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.03)
- Bridger Weir: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jack Cunningham: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Aiden Berrelleza: 55 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Andy Gomez: 90 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
