West Sierra 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!
Noah Tasi's Big Game Leads Coalinga over Mendota
Noah Tasi's big game helped extend Coalinga's winning streak to eight on Friday. Tasi was unstoppable, throwing for 318 yards and five touchdowns.
Tasi might have his next game, a home matchup with Tranquillity, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Tasi saw the Tigers), he threw for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Gamescore: 41.40
Big Game from Ceja As Firebaugh Won 42-14
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Isaac Ceja stepped things up a notch to give Firebaugh the 'W'. Ceja was dynamite, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 82 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Ceja has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 82 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to four.
Gamescore: 28.25
Jesus Garcia Makes It Two for Firebaugh
Keeping Ceja company is Jesus Garcia, a fellow Firebaugh player. He picked up three sacks and made six total tackles.
On the year, Garcia has averaged 2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.50
Coalinga Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Luke Wojewoda
Luke Wojewoda was instrumental in extending Coalinga's winning streak to eight on Friday. Wojewoda turned in his biggest game of the season, making eight total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
On the season, Wojewoda has averaged 4.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 interceptions. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one interception.
Gamescore: 22.00
David Gonzalez Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is David Gonzalez of Mendota. Gonzalez rushed for 70 yards.
This season, Gonzalez has averaged 52.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.60
Other Notable Players
- Max Hernandez: 16 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Gavin Watson: 68 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.63)
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