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 Dazzles in Enterprise Victory
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 (which was Enterprise's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Johnson will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Red Bluff 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'. Benson turned in nothing short of a gem, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For 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. Foothill had no answer to Shaver as he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Red Bluff's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. Shaver and Red Bluff will square off against 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
Red Bluff Gets a Boost from Kunau in 29-26 Defeat
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.
For the 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
