Del Rio 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 Performance from Andrew Guerrero Leads El Rancho over California
Andrew Guerrero produced his most outstanding game to date while leading El Rancho to the win on Thursday. Guerrero picked up 258 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards.
Guerrero and El Rancho will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Guerrero will face off against Sebastian Macias, the Chiefs' star pass catcher. The only thing left to do is find out who's the greater deep ball threat. You'll have to watch the game to know for sure.
Gamescore: 49.52
Ryan Dominguez Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, El Rancho got the W thanks in part to Ryan Dominguez playing the best football he has all season. Dominguez threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns.
Dominguez and El Rancho will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. The contest will pit Dominguez up against the Chiefs' star QB Andrew Lopez. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 36.07
Frank Gallardo Turns in Season-Best Performance
California came up short on Thursday despite Frank Gallardo delivering his best game to date. Gallardo picked up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
California is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Gallardo will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against La Serna on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.38
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Javier Hernandez
Javier Hernandez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading El Rancho to the win on Thursday. Hernandez wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles, making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass. The match was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Hernandez has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Long Came Up Big in La Serna's 56-0 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Grady Long of La Serna. Long threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
For the year, Long has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 108.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.13
Other Notable Players
- Ricky Gonzales III: 254 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps