West Yosemite 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!
Daniel Gomez's Big Game Leads Hanford over Tulare Western
Daniel Gomez's big game helped extend Hanford's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Gomez was dynamite, throwing for 328 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Gomez might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mission Oak on Friday. Gomez threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes the last time he and the Hawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 47.07
A Season-Best Effort from Aiden Mcdaniel Leads Lemoore over Dinuba
Lemoore was led to victory by Aiden McDaniel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. McDaniel threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory made it two in a row for Lemoore and bumps their season record up to 5-3. McDaniel and Lemoore will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Tulare Western at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 41.53
Jordan Crisp Delivers Electric Effort Vs Mission Oak
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jordan Crisp stepped things up a notch to give Tulare Union the 'W'. Crisp turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for ten yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
If history really does repeat itself, Crisp might just drop another big game when he faces off against Dinuba on Friday. When Crisp last faced the Emperors back in October of 2023, he threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 37.27
Albert Richardson Has Career-Day on Thursday
Hanford was led to victory by Albert Richardson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Richardson rushed for 133 yards on only 14 carries, and also picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 55 yards.
For the year, Richardson has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 12.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.45
Jc Turner Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Hanford got the W thanks in part to Jc Turner playing the best football he has all season. Turner picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 61 yards.
This season, Turner has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 70.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.82
Other Notable Players
- Mikey Johnson: 96 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Rylan Scott: 107 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.95)
- Joseph Demarre: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Josiah Orosco: 97 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.28)
- Joshua Hernandez: 33 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
