High Desert 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 Carver As Kern Valley Won 62-0
Starting off the list is Kern Valley's Zane Carver, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Carver rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. He is becoming a predictor of Kern Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Desert had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Carver it was a similar story. When Carver last faced the Scorpions back in September of 2023, he rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 40.63
Carlos Sualez Delivers Best Effort of Season
Carlos Sualez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bishop Union to the win on Friday. Sualez picked up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
Bishop Union is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Sualez and Bishop Union will venture away from home to square off against California City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.52
Emory Dondero Goes Supernova in Bishop Union Win
Keeping Sualez company is Emory Dondero, a fellow Bishop Union player. He threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Bishop Union is undefeated when Dondero posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the year, Dondero has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 150.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 10.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 22.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.57
Carson Parks Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Kern Valley got the W thanks in part to Carson Parks playing the best football he has all season. Parks rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the season, Parks has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Flowers Posts Huge Game in 20-15 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Ty'Shawn Flowers of Rosamond. Flowers rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 74 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Rosamond: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win got Rosamond back to even at 3-3. Flowers and Rosamond will challenge Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.43
Other Notable Players
- Germaine Moore: 103 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Robert Evans: 153 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.98)
- Dakoda Kusmit: 2 sacks, 7 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Aydin Wemple: 2 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Blake Moore: 220 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
