Sacramento Metro Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Chase Parkinson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Chase Parkinson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Delta to the win on Friday. Parkinson threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Delta is 2-1 when Parkinson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Parkinson has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 243 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 32.72 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 96 passer rating.
Gamescore: 65.82
Emanual Daugherty II's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Emanual Daugherty II posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 105 rushing yards in the fourth games prior. He also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Elite is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win was the fifth in a row for Elite, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Daugherty II and Elite will face off against Cordova at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 62.23
Max Danila Dazzles in Delta Win
Another Delta player making an appearance on this list is Max Danila. He picked up 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards.
If the past is any indication, Danila could be in store for another big game when he takes on Valley Christian on Friday. Danila picked up 132 receiving yards and four touchdowns the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.58
Elite Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Malachi Alex
Malachi Alex's big game helped extend Elite's winning streak to five on Saturday. Alex did his part (and then some), rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles.
For the year, Alex has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 64.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.30
Savion Mccray Makes It Three for Elite
Another Elite player making an appearance on this list is Savion McCray. He picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Elite's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, McCray has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 89.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.42
Other Notable Players
- Gustavo Alfaro: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
