Redwood Empire - 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!
Andre Lopez Turns in Season-Best Effort
American Canyon was led to victory by Andre Lopez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lopez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
The victory for American Canyon keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Lopez and American Canyon are taking a road trip to square off against Petaluma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.98
Mason Harris Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns
Mason Harris put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He wasn't messing around, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Harris has averaged 111 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to ten.
Gamescore: 37.63
A Season-Best Performance from Jonah Crichton Leads Petaluma over Napa
On Friday, Petaluma got the W thanks in part to Jonah Crichton playing the best football he has all season. Crichton rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards.
For the season, Crichton has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 57.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.88
Big Game from Fale As American Canyon Won 49-14
American Canyon picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aleki Fale. Fale turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up a sack, forcing three fumbles, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Fale has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- John Welborn: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.75)
- Brody Stevens: 68 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 22 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.68)
- Ryan Landry: 98 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.63)
- Timo Ural: 121 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
