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!
Andrew Gartica's Big Game Leads Boron over Rosamond
Keeping Morgan company is Andrew Gartica, a fellow Boron player. He picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Gartica is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against California City on Friday. When Gartica last faced the Ravens back in October of 2023, he rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 37.63
Bishop Union Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Emory Dondero
Bishop Union picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Emory Dondero. Dondero did his part (and then some), rushing for 43 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for the 'W'.
Bishop Union pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Dondero and Bishop Union will be playing in front of their home fans against Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.47
Big Game from Carver As Kern Valley Won 21-6
Zane Carver's big game helped extend Kern Valley's winning streak to three on Friday. Carver did his part (and then some), rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 53 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Carver and Kern Valley will face off against Bishop Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carver will face off against Emory Dondero, the Broncos' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 28.33
Carson Parks' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Carson Parks posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Parks has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Orrick: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Robert Evans: 138 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Nik Calderon: 40 yards receiving; 49 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.23)
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