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!
Zane Carver Turns in Season-Best Effort
Kern Valley came up short on Friday despite Zane Carver delivering his best game to date. Carver threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Mira Monte had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Carver it was a similar story. Back in September (the last time Carver saw the Lions), he rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes.
Gamescore: 49.80
Big Game from Flowers As Rosamond Fell 47-34
Rosamond was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Ty'Shawn Flowers did his best to prevent it. Despite the defeat, Flowers was still balling out as he rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 55 yards.
On the year, Flowers has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 141 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.93
Daniel Hinkey Makes It Two for Kern Valley
Another Kern Valley player making an appearance on this list is Daniel Hinkey. He made 17 total tackles.
Unfortunately for Mira Monte, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hinkey. Hinkey made 22 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Lions duked it out back in September.
Gamescore: 30.52
Robert Evans Goes Supernova in Rosamond Loss
Another Rosamond player making an appearance on this list is Robert Evans. He rushed for 152 yards on only 12 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Evans has averaged 16.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.68
Bishop Union Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Malachi Orrick
Malachi Orrick's big game helped extend Bishop Union's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Orrick as he made three total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Bishop Union's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Orrick and Bishop Union will challenge Santa Ynez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.08
Other Notable Players
- Bryce Smoot: 71 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.10)
- Emory Dondero: 185 yards passing; 40 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.73)
- Carson Parks: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
