Eastern 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!
Jj Johnson Dazzles in Enterprise Win
Starting off the list is Enterprise's Jj Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
Johnson and Enterprise will square off against Shasta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Johnson took on the Wolves, he rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 57.72
Dominick Hernandez Makes It Two for Enterprise
Keeping Johnson company is Dominick Hernandez, a fellow Enterprise player. He picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Hernandez has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 45.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 21.93
While Shasta might've come up empty on Friday, JR Wheeler wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Wheeler as he picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Shasta moved to 5-1 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Wheeler and Shasta will look to defend their home field on Friday against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 17.23
Polley Made His Presence Known in Shasta's 21-14 Defeat
Another Shasta player making an appearance on this list is Justin Polley. He threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards.
Polley must have Foothill's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Polley rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 15.40
Other Notable Players
- Dashawn Townsend: 66 yards rushing; 60 yards receiving (Gamescore: 15.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
