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!
Burk Posts Huge Game in 42-14 Victory
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 202 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
If history really does repeat itself, Burk might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mt. Whitney on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Burk saw the Pioneers), he rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 50.40
Ethan Enriquez Delivers Best Effort of Season
Porterville was led to victory by Ethan Enriquez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Enriquez threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (29) he has had since back in August.
Porterville pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Enriquez's next matchup is against Monache on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 42.13
Jayden Najera and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Jayden Najera's big game helped extend Golden West's winning streak to eight on Friday. Najera did his part (and then some), throwing for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt for the 'W'.
Golden West's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Najera and Golden West will face off against El Diamante at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.30
Isaac Elias was instrumental in extending Golden West's winning streak to eight on Friday. Elias turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 51 yards.
For the year, Elias has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 66.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 23.47
A Season-Best Effort from Jace Desoto Leads Porterville over Mt. Whitney
Jace Desoto produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Porterville to the win on Friday. Desoto picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Desoto has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Case Anders: 1 TD ; 82 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.77)
- Jonathan Ruiz: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.02)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
