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!
Isaiah Morgan Delivers Best Effort of Season
Boron was led to victory by Isaiah Morgan, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morgan rushed for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 56 yards.
Morgan and Boron will head out to face off against Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morgan will face off against Carson Parks, the Broncs' star rusher. Will the matchup be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 79.68
Robert Evans Dazzles in Rosamond Victory
Robert Evans's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 100+ rushing yards. He rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Unfortunately for Desert, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Evans. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Evans saw the Scorpions), he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Gamescore: 43.60
Hinkey Made His Presence Known in Kern Valley's 27-14 Loss
Kern Valley was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Daniel Hinkey did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Hinkey as he made 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Kern Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-5. Hinkey and Kern Valley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Boron at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 34.42
Bishop Union Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Malachi Orrick
Malachi Orrick was instrumental in extending Bishop Union's winning streak to five on Friday. Kern Valley had no answer to Orrick as he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the year, Orrick has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 16.38 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.57
A Season-Best Effort from Elijah Reynolds Leads Bishop Union over Kern Valley
On Friday, Bishop Union got the W thanks in part to Elijah Reynolds playing the best football he has all season. Reynolds rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Reynolds has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 42.1 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 15.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.20
Other Notable Players
- Ty'Shawn Flowers: 168 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Andrew Gartica: 48 yards rushing; 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.85)
- Mykhale Johnson: 1 sack, 8 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.55)
- Chad Currie: 36 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.80)
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