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. Anders was unstoppable, rushing for 84 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 78 receiving yards.
Golden West's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Anders and Golden West are taking a road trip to square off against Redwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.22
Alexander Carmona and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Alexander Carmona was instrumental in extending Golden West's winning streak to six on Friday. Carmona was unstoppable, picking up three sacks and making three total tackles.
For the season, 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 dynamite, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 64 yards.
On 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 Made His Presence Known in Monache's 28-6 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is D.J. Shimer of Monache. Shimer rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
With the loss, Monache broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Shimer and Monache will stay at home for another week and welcome Mt. Whitney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 18.90
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