East Sequoia 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!
Julian Fernandez Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Corcoran's Julian Fernandez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Fernandez picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
Corcoran now has a winning record of 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Orosi at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.68
Tony Alvarez Goes Supernova in Corcoran Victory
Another Corcoran player making an appearance on this list is Tony Alvarez. He threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Alvarez has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 203.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 71.86 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Lindsay Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Ethan Cortes
Ethan Cortes was instrumental in extending Lindsay's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Cortes as he rushed for 47 yards.
On the season, Cortes has averaged 54.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Strathmore Gets a Boost from Colunga in 20-19 Loss
While Strathmore might've come up empty on Friday, Isaiah Colunga wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Colunga as he rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 165 yards on seven of 19 attempts.
Strathmore moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Colunga and Strathmore will challenge Granite Hills at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.35
Jose Cortes Makes It Two for Lindsay
Another Lindsay player making an appearance on this list is Jose Cortes. He rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Farmersville had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Cortes it was a similar story. Cortes rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries the last time he and the Aztecs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.40
Other Notable Players
- David Flores: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.35)
- Justin Huerta: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.05)
- Dayr Salazar: 0.5 sacks and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
