South Yosemite - Mountain 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Anthwone Jones Leads South over Mira Monte
South was led to victory by Anthwone Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jones picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 87 yards.
The win (which was South's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. It'll be Northside v. Southside when their and North meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.15
South Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Brandon Burrell
Brandon Burrell was instrumental in extending South's winning streak to six on Friday. Mira Monte had no answer to Burrell as he rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This year, Burrell has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 79.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.55
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Jacob Meza
Jacob Meza continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles.
The win (which was Tehachapi's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Meza and Tehachapi will be playing at home against Golden Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.50
Cayden King Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tehachapi was led to victory by Cayden King, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. King rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, 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 65 yards.
For the year, King has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 31 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.50
Andrew Aguirre Makes It Three for Tehachapi
Another Tehachapi player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Aguirre. He picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Aguirre has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 24.8 receiving yards per game. 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 40.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 22.10
Other Notable Players
- Tylere Lombardi: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Lorenzo Vasquez: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.45)
- Colton Michael: 121 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.37)
- Justin Lewis: 109 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 16.37)
- Josh Encinas: 171 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
