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!
Big Game from Morgan As Boron Won 26-16
Starting off the list is Boron's Isaiah Morgan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Morgan rushed for 148 yards.
Boron's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Morgan and Boron have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome California City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.88
Andrew Gartica's Big Game Leads Boron over Rosamond
Keeping Morgan company is Andrew Gartica, a fellow Boron player. 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. Gartica rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards the last time he and the Ravens duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.63
Emory Dondero and Co. Win Fourth in a Row
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 win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Dondero and Bishop Union will welcome Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.47
Carver Came Up Big in Kern Valley's 21-6 Victory
Zane Carver's big game helped extend 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.
For the season, Carver has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 74.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 28.33
Carson Parks Delivers Electric Performance Vs California City
Carson Parks posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Parks has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
