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 Earns League's Top Spot
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 Win
Keeping Fernandez company is Tony Alvarez, a fellow Corcoran player. He threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Alvarez has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 203.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 71.86 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Ethan Cortes and Co. Win Third in a Row
Lindsay picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Ethan Cortes. Cortes was dynamite, rushing for 47 yards.
This 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
Colunga Posts Huge Game in 20-19 Loss
While Strathmore might've come up empty on Friday, Isaiah Colunga wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Colunga was still balling out as he rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 165 yards on seven of 19 attempts.
With the loss, Strathmore broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Colunga and Strathmore will take on 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's probably not too fond of Cortes given he always seems to get the better of them. When Cortes last faced the Aztecs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 29.40
Other Notable Players
- Justin Huerta: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.53)
- David Flores: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.35)
- 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
