East Sequoia 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!
Julian Fernandez Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Corcoran's Julian Fernandez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Fernandez picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
Corcoran now has a winning record of 4-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Orosi at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.68
Alvarez Came Up Big in Corcoran's 53-27 Victory
Another Corcoran player making an appearance on this list is Tony Alvarez. He threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Alvarez has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 203.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.70
Lindsay Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Ethan Cortes
Ethan Cortes's big game helped extend Lindsay's winning streak to three on Friday. Cortes was unstoppable, rushing for 47 yards.
For the year, Cortes has averaged 54.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.70
Colunga Posts Huge Game in 20-19 Loss
While Isaiah Colunga delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Strathmore. Colunga turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 165 yards on seven of 19 attempts.
With the loss, Strathmore broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Colunga and Strathmore will venture away from home to take on Granite Hills at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.35
Jose Cortes' Big Game Leads Lindsay over Farmersville
Another Lindsay player making an appearance on this list is Jose Cortes. He rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Farmersville had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Cortes it was a similar story. When Cortes last faced the Aztecs back in October of 2023, he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 29.40
Other Notable Players
- Justin Huerta: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.53)
- David Flores: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.35)
- Dayr Salazar: 0.5 sacks and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
