Football Recap: Kern Valley Piles Up the Points Against Desert

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 1:12pm

Football Recap: Kern Valley Broncs vs. Desert Scorpions

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While Kern Valley put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Desert. The Kern Valley Broncs blew past the Desert Scorpions 62-0 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Broncs have posted since September 29, 2023.

Kern Valley was led to victory by Zane Carver and Carson Parks. Carver rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, while Parks rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Carver's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Bryce Smoot was in the mix too, providing Kern Valley with two touchdowns.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kern Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 46.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 200.

Kern Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Smoot, Jeffrey Clark, and Deegan Lee picked up one apiece.

Kern Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Desert, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Kern Valley will welcome Rosamond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rosamond is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season. As for Desert, they will venture away from home to challenge Boron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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