High Desert 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!
Andrew Gartica's Big Game Leads Boron over Rosamond
Another Boron player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Gartica. He picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Gartica is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against California City on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Gartica saw the Ravens), he rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 37.63
Bishop Union Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Emory Dondero
Emory Dondero was instrumental in extending Bishop Union's winning streak to four on Friday. Dondero was unstoppable, rushing for 43 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Bishop Union pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Dondero will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Kern Valley on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.47
Big Game from Carver As Kern Valley Won 21-6
Zane Carver was instrumental in extending Kern Valley's winning streak to three on Friday. Carver was unstoppable, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Carver and Kern Valley will square off against Bishop Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carver will face off against Emory Dondero, the Broncos' star signal caller. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 28.33
Carson Parks Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Carson Parks posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Parks has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Orrick: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Robert Evans: 138 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Nik Calderon: 40 yards receiving; 49 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.23)
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