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!
Caden Thompson Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Escondido got the W thanks in part to Caden Thompson playing the best football he has all season. Thompson threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes.
Escondido's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Valley Center at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.77
Josh Gonzales Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Escondido was led to victory by Josh Gonzales, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gonzales picked up 206 receiving yards and five touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (116) per game.
On the season, Gonzales has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 116 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.18
Valley Center Gets a Boost from Mitchell in 56-0 Win
Braylon Mitchell put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withEscondido at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Mitchell took on the Cougars, he threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.47
Bear Morales Makes It Two for Valley Center
Keeping Mitchell company is Bear Morales, a fellow Valley Center player. He rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Morales has averaged 19 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 93 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.17
Jesse Morales Delivers Best Effort of Season
Valley Center was led to victory by Jesse Morales, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morales picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Vista had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Morales it was a similar story. When Morales last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he picked up 104 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 22.70
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Vinup: 155 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Ezekiel McIntyre: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
