Mission Valley 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!
Taboada Posts Huge Game in 42-32 Victory
Starting off the list is El Monte's Felipe Taboada, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taboada rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Taboada is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Rosemead on Friday. Taboada rushed for 206 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.80
A Season-Best Performance from Isaiah Standley Leads El Monte over Arroyo
On Friday, El Monte got the W thanks in part to Isaiah Standley playing the best football he has all season. Standley rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Standley has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 78.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 30.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.08
Matthew Medina Turns in Another Game with at Least Three Passing Touchdowns
South El Monte was led to victory by Matthew Medina, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Medina threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (12) he has had since back in August. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
The win (which was South El Monte's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Medina will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Gabrielino on Thursday.
Gamescore: 29.53
Michael Valencia Makes It Two for South El Monte
Keeping Medina company is Michael Valencia, a fellow South El Monte player. He made two total tackles. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because South El Monte is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Gamescore: 24.98
Other Notable Players
- Julian Perez: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Frankie Weisbrod: 124 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.17)
- Anthony Ramirez: 10 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Nathan Jimenez: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Ely Lobban: 154 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
