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!
Big Game from Burk As Redwood Won 28-6
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 132 yards and four touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Monache, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Burk. When Burk last faced the Marauders back in October of 2023, he rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Gamescore: 42.00
Golden West Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Case Anders
Case Anders was instrumental in extending Golden West's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Anders as he rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 78 receiving yards.
Golden West pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Anders and Golden West will venture away from home to take on Redwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.22
Alexander Carmona and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Alexander Carmona's big game helped extend Golden West's winning streak to six on Friday. Porterville had no answer to Carmona as he picked up three sacks and made three total tackles.
This year, Carmona has averaged 5.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.50
Porterville had to settle for second on Friday, but Izaya Welsh sure wasn't going down easily. Welsh was unstoppable, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 64 yards.
For the season, Welsh has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 89 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29.43 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.42
Shimer Posts Huge Game in 28-6 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is D.J. Shimer of Monache. Shimer rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
With the defeat, Monache broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Shimer and Monache will play host again on Friday to welcome Mt. Whitney, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 18.90
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