East 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!
Jagger Belson and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Jagger Belson was instrumental in extending North Hollywood's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Belson rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Belson has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 95.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 67.10
North Hollywood Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Daylan Garcia
Daylan Garcia's big game helped extend North Hollywood's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Garcia did his part (and then some), rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries for the 'W'.
For the season, Garcia has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 28.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.10
Grant found a leader in Israel Castaneda as the squad took down Monroe on Thursday. Monroe had no answer to Castaneda as he picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Castaneda has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 15 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 33.52
EDDIE ESTRADA Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
EDDIE ESTRADA's big game helped extend North Hollywood's winning streak to seven on Thursday. ESTRADA wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles.
For the season, ESTRADA has averaged 7.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 24.00
Gonzalez Came Up Big in Grant's 56-0 Victory
Another Grant player making an appearance on this list is Matthew Gonzalez. He rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Gonzalez must have Monroe's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Gonzalez saw the Vikings), he rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 22.27
Other Notable Players
- Aiden Mejia: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
