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!
Morgan Made His Presence Known in Boron's 26-16 Win
Starting off the list is Boron's Isaiah Morgan, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Morgan rushed for 148 yards.
Boron's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Morgan and Boron will play host again on Friday to welcome California City, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 54.88
Andrew Gartica's Big Game Leads Boron over Rosamond
Keeping Morgan company is Andrew Gartica, a fellow Boron player. He picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Gartica might just drop another big game when he faces off against California City on Friday. Gartica rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards the last time he and the Ravens duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.63
Bishop Union Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Emory Dondero
Emory Dondero was instrumental in extending Bishop Union's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Dondero as he rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Bishop Union pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Dondero and Bishop Union will welcome Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.47
Carver Posts Huge Game in 21-6 Victory
Zane Carver was instrumental in extending Kern Valley's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Carver as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Carver has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 74.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 28.33
Carson Parks Goes Supernova in Kern Valley Victory
Carson Parks posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Parks has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.00
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Orrick: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Robert Evans: 138 yards rushing; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Nik Calderon: 40 yards receiving; 49 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.23)
- Joseph Contreras: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Dakoda Kusmit: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
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