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!
Carver Came Up Big in Kern Valley's 62-0 Victory
Starting off the list is Kern Valley's Zane Carver, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Carver rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. He is becoming a predictor of Kern Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Desert's probably not too fond of Carver given he always seems to get the better of them. Carver rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Scorpions duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.63
A Season-Best Performance from Carlos Sualez Leads Bishop Union over Boron
On Friday, Bishop Union got the W thanks in part to Carlos Sualez playing the best football he has all season. Sualez picked up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
Bishop Union has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Sualez will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against California City on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.52
Emory Dondero Delivers Electric Effort Vs Boron
Another Bishop Union player making an appearance on this list is Emory Dondero. He threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. He is becoming a predictor of Bishop Union's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This season, Dondero has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 150.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 22.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 34.57
Carson Parks Turns in Season-Best Effort
Carson Parks produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Kern Valley to the win on Friday. Parks rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
On the year, Parks has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 56.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Flowers Posts Huge Game in 20-15 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Ty'Shawn Flowers of Rosamond. Flowers rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 74 yards and a touchdown. Rosamond is 2-1 when Flowers posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory got Rosamond back to even at 3-3. Flowers and Rosamond will take on Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.43
Other Notable Players
- Germaine Moore: 103 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Robert Evans: 153 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.98)
- Dakoda Kusmit: 2 sacks, 7 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Aydin Wemple: 2 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Blake Moore: 220 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.17)
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