The Golden West Trailblazers highlighted the 2024 All-East Yosemite League high school football team honors.
The league’s respective coaches voted Golden West sophomore quarterback Jayden Najera as the EYL Most Valuable Player.
Najera, a dual-threat, led the Trailblazers (10-2) to an outright EYL championship with a perfect 5-0 record. It was the program’s first absolute league title since the 2001 season.
In five EYL games, Najera threw for 1,021 yards with 11 touchdowns. He also ran for 247 yards and four rushing touchdowns.
The Golden West coaching staff, led by head coach Travis Anderson, was selected as the EYL’s Coaching Staff of the Year.
Redwood junior running Jimmie Burk was selected as the EYL’s Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 904 yards in five league contests. Burks’ teammate, senior safety Cash Rico, earned the EYL’s Defensive Player of the Year award.
Also for Golden West, the Trailblazers swept the league’s top linemen awards. Riley Collins, a sophomore, was the 2024 EYL Defensive Lineman Most Valuable Player and senior left tackle Alex Carmona garnered the league’s Offensive Lineman Most Valuable Player honors.
Golden West also had eight other All-EYL first-team honorees:
Case Anders, running back
Isaac Elias, receiver
Cadillac Pina, receiver
Eric Meyst, offensive line
Rowan Collins, linebacker
Evan Renteria, defensive back
Alfredo Enriquez, defensive back
Matthew Garza, special teams
All-EYL awards were voted by the league’s respective coaches.
Golden West’s Jayden Najera passes against Monache in East Yosemite League football on Friday, October 25, 2024.
2024 All-East Yosemite League Football Honors
Most Valuable Player: Jayden Najera, Golden West
Offensive Player of the Year: Jimmie Burk, Redwood
Defensive Player of the Year: Cash Rico, Redwood
Defensive Lineman Most Valuable Player: Riley Collins,…
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Author : Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register
Publish date : 2025-01-30 22:00:00
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