South Sequoia 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!
Ezekiel Osborne Delivers Electric Effort Vs Chavez
Starting off the list is Shafter's Ezekiel Osborne, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Osborne threw for 234 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
Osborne might have his next game, a home matchup with Wasco, circled on his calendar. When Osborne last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes.
Gamescore: 38.90
Lopez Came Up Big in Wasco's 30-27 Win
Hammie Lopez continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his fourth-straight game with at least 148 rushing yards. He rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 93 yards.
Wasco now has a winning record of 5-4. Lopez and Wasco will take on Shafter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.40
Another Game with at Least 119 Rushing Yards from Jace Demacabalin
Jace Demacabalin continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 119 rushing yards. He rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Unfortunately for Taft, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Demacabalin. Demacabalin rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.20
Jacob Robledo Makes It Two for Wasco
Another Wasco player making an appearance on this list is Jacob Robledo. He picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Robledo has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 28.50
A Season-Best Effort from Jonathan "DJ" Huizar Leads Delano over Wasco
On Thursday, Delano had to settle for second even though Jonathan "DJ" Huizar put up the best numbers he has all season. Huizar rushed for 152 yards on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Delano has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withTaft at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.03
Other Notable Players
- Jesus Vasquez: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.70)
- Alex Reyna: 83 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.92)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
