Southwest Yosemite - Valley Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Andre Calderon Leads Bakersfield Christian over Highland
Andre Calderon produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bakersfield Christian to the win on Friday. Calderon picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 66 yards.
On the year, Calderon has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 97.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.03
Talen Mather Delivers Best Performance of Season
Bakersfield Christian was led to victory by Talen Mather, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mather rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Highland's probably not too fond of Mather given he always seems to get the better of them. When Mather last faced the Scots back in October of 2023, he threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 34.15
Independence found a leader in Jakhai Ervin as the squad took down Ridgeview on Thursday. Ervin was unstoppable, rushing for 75 yards on only ten carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards.
Independence now has a winning record of 4-3. Ervin and Independence will take on Highland at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 31.22
While Diego Herrera delivered a dominant effort on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Ridgeview. Herrera was dynamite, rushing for 25 yards.
Ridgeview is on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Herrera and Ridgeview will host Stockdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.10
Other Notable Players
- Brison Abbott: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.98)
- Lincoln Adame: 215 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.53)
- Rayland Denweed: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Michael Smith: 1 interception (1TD) and 4 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Brenton Brown: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.58)
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