South Yosemite - Mountain 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!
Josh Encinas' Big Game Leads South over East Bakersfield
Starting off the list is South's Josh Encinas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Encinas threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win (which was South's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Encinas and South will play host again on Friday to welcome Mira Monte, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 30.93
Tehachapi found a leader in Andrew Aguirre as the squad took down North on Friday. Aguirre was dynamite, rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Tehachapi's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. They and West are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.83
South Gets a Boost from Hasley in 34-14 Victory
Gyrell Hasley was instrumental in extending South's winning streak to five on Friday. Hasley did his part (and then some), picking up 43 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground for the 'W'.
For the season, Hasley has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 56.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had four receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.65
Kaidon Hagerty Makes It Two for Tehachapi
Another Tehachapi player making an appearance on this list is Kaidon Hagerty. He rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
On the season, Hagerty has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 22.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.85
A Constellation of Stars for South
Another South player making an appearance on this list is Marvin Parra. He made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
East Bakersfield had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Parra it was a similar story. Parra picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Blades duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 22.95
Other Notable Players
- Adrian Pina: 27 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 20.23)
- Cayden King: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.10)
- Justin Lewis: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Elias Gurrola: 50 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Lorenzo Vasquez: 42 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 23 yards receiving (Gamescore: 15.58)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
