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!
Carver Posts Huge Game in 62-0 Win
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's probably not too fond of Carver given he always seems to get the better of them. 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, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
Bishop Union has been performing well recently as 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 head out on the road to challenge California City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.52
Emory Dondero Delivers Electric Performance Vs Boron
Keeping Sualez company is Emory Dondero, a fellow Bishop Union player. He threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. He has become a key player for Bishop Union: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, 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 Performance
Kern Valley was led to victory by Carson Parks, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Flowers Made His Presence Known in Rosamond's 20-15 Win
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 is becoming a predictor of Rosamond's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
The victory got Rosamond back to even at 3-3. Flowers and Rosamond will square off against 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)
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