Desert Empire Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ruberg Came Up Big in La Quinta's 42-28 Victory
Starting off the list is La Quinta's James Madden Ruberg, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ruberg rushed for 276 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win (which was La Quinta's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Ruberg and La Quinta will square off against Shadow Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.28
Rancho Mirage Gets a Boost from Williams in 42-28 Defeat
Rancho Mirage had to settle for second on Friday, but Jeremiah Williams sure wasn't going down easily. Williams was dynamite, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
La Quinta's probably not too fond of Williams given he always seems to get the better of them. Williams rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the Blackhawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.25
A Season-Best Effort from Jackson Bishop Leads Palm Desert over Shadow Hills
Palm Desert was led to victory by Jackson Bishop, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Bishop wasn't messing around, picking up five sacks and making seven total tackles (7.0 for loss). The game was his 18th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Bishop is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Palm Springs on Friday. Bishop picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Indians duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.25
Jesus Pazos Delivers Electric Performance Vs Palm Springs
Jesus Pazos put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Unfortunately for Palm Springs, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Pazos. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Pazos saw the Indians), he made 23 total tackles.
Gamescore: 36.45
Tj Bosley Makes It Two for Xavier Prep
Keeping Pazos company is Tj Bosley, a fellow Xavier Prep player. He picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
This season, Bosley has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 36.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.35
Other Notable Players
- Daniel Kambe: 3.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Zach Gibbs: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Darius Pine: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Connor Orfield: 252 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.10)
- Donte Winfrey: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
