South Yosemite - Mountain Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Josh Encinas' Big Game Leads South over West
Starting off the list is South's Josh Encinas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Encinas threw for 232 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
The win (which was South's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Encinas will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against East Bakersfield on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.97
Gyrell Hasley Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, South got the W thanks in part to Gyrell Hasley playing the best football he has all season. Hasley picked up 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Hasley has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 58.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.22
Adrian Pina Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Tehachapi got the W thanks in part to Adrian Pina playing the best football he has all season. Pina rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards.
Tehachapi's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Pina and Tehachapi will square off against North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.90
Aguirre Posts Huge Game in 35-0 Win
Keeping Pina company is Andrew Aguirre, a fellow Tehachapi player. He rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 72 yards.
On the year, Aguirre has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 45.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.25
A Season-Best Performance from Elijah Valdovinos Leads North over Arvin
Sadly, Elijah Valdovinos posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North over Arvin on Thursday. Valdovinos rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
North is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Valdovinos and North will challenge Tehachapi at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.60
Other Notable Players
- Leo Gonzalez: 2 sacks and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Elias Gurrola: 89 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.67)
- Isaac Ramirez: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
