Eastern 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!
Jj Johnson's Big Game Leads Enterprise over Shasta
Starting off the list is Enterprise's Jj Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.9% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Enterprise, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Johnson and Enterprise will be playing in front of their home fans against Red Bluff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.87
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Lucas Benson stepped things up a notch to give Pleasant Valley the 'W'. Chico had no answer to Benson as he made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the year, Benson has averaged 6.2 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.67 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 40.48
Zach Shaver Delivers Electric Effort Vs Foothill
While Zach Shaver delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Red Bluff. Shaver was unstoppable, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Red Bluff's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. Shaver and Red Bluff will challenge Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.05
Kayden Leaf Makes It Two for Red Bluff
Keeping Shaver company is Kayden Leaf, a fellow Red Bluff player. He rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 123 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Leaf has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 141 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.20
Big Game from Kunau As Red Bluff Fell 29-26
Landon Kunau put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Kunau has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 63 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 5.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Jaret Bridwell: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.87)
- Gavin Garretson: 1.5 sacks and 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.62)
- Dashawn Townsend: 106 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving (Gamescore: 16.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
