East Yosemite 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!
Big Game from Burk As Redwood Won 28-6
Starting off the list is Redwood's Jimmie Burk, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Burk rushed for 132 yards and four touchdowns.
Monache had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Burk it was a similar story. When Burk last faced the Marauders back in October of 2023, he rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 42.00
Golden West Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Case Anders
Case Anders's big game helped extend Golden West's winning streak to six on Friday. Anders did his part (and then some), rushing for 84 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 78 receiving yards for the 'W'.
Golden West pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Anders and Golden West are taking a road trip to square off against Redwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.22
Alexander Carmona and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Golden West picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Alexander Carmona. Carmona was unstoppable, picking up three sacks and making three total tackles.
For the season, Carmona has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.50
Porterville had to settle for second on Friday, but Izaya Welsh sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Welsh as he picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 64 yards.
On the season, Welsh has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 89 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 29.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.42
Shimer Posts Huge Game in 28-6 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is D.J. Shimer of Monache. Shimer rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
With the loss, Monache broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Shimer and Monache will stay at home for another week and welcome Mt. Whitney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.90
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