South Yosemite - Mountain Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Josh Encinas' Big Game Leads South over West
Starting off the list is South's Josh Encinas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Encinas threw for 232 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
The victory was the fourth in a row for South, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Encinas and South will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mira Monte at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 33.97
A Season-Best Effort from Gyrell Hasley Leads South over West
South was led to victory by Gyrell Hasley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Hasley picked up 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
For the year, Hasley has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 58.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.22
Adrian Pina Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Tehachapi got the W thanks in part to Adrian Pina playing the best football he has all season. Pina rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 89-yard run.
Tehachapi pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Pina and Tehachapi will face off against North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.90
Andrew Aguirre Goes Supernova in Tehachapi Win
Another Tehachapi player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Aguirre. He rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards.
For the season, Aguirre has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 45.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.25
Elijah Valdovinos Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Elijah Valdovinos posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North over Arvin on Thursday. Valdovinos rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
North is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Valdovinos and North will challenge Tehachapi at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.60
Other Notable Players
- Leo Gonzalez: 2 sacks and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Elias Gurrola: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.67)
- Isaac Ramirez: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
