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
North Hollywood picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Jagger Belson. 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 year, Belson has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 95.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, 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. Nobody could stop Garcia as he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
This year, Garcia has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 28.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.47
Grant found a leader in Israel Castaneda as the team took down Monroe on Thursday. Castaneda was dynamite, picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Castaneda has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 15 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 33.52
Josiah Taylor and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Josiah Taylor's big game helped extend North Hollywood's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Taylor did his part (and then some), rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also picking up 44 receiving yards for the 'W'.
This season, Taylor has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 53 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.73
Christopher Ubaldo Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Christopher Ubaldo of Arleta. Ubaldo picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Arleta's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Ubaldo and Arleta will head out to face off against Poly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.67
Other Notable Players
- Matthew Gonzalez: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Aiden Mejia: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
