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Central Valley Christian’s Bryson Donelson runs the ball against Los Gatos during the CIF State Football Championship at Pasadena City College in Pasadena CA on Saturday, Dec. 09, 2023. The Cavaliers won the game 45-42.
Central Valley Christian senior Bryson Donelson is the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register’s Bob Mathias Award Winner as Tulare County’s most outstanding football player for the 2023-24 school year.
Record-setting season
Donelson put together one of the best seasons, ever, for a Central Section running back.
The Fresno State verbal commit capped off his high school career with 3,297 yards rushing and 58 total touchdowns (47 rushing, 10 receiving, one kickoff return) to spearhead CVC to a state Division 2-AA championship.
The 6-foot, 205-pound running back averaged 206.1 yards rushing per game and set a single-game school record with 391 yards rushing in a quarterfinal playoff win over Tehachapi.
With Donelson as the featured back, the Cavaliers won a Tri-County Conference title, a Central Section Division II plaque, a CIF State regional championship and became the first team in Visalia history to win a state crown.
The Cavaliers’ 15 wins this season also set a new school and Visalia city record for most victories in a single season.
According to Central Section historian Bob Barnett, Donelson’s 3,297 yards rushing this season is the fourth-highest in section history, and his 58 touchdowns rank second in section history behind only former Tulare Union great Kazmeir Allen, who set a national record with 72 touchdowns in 2017. Allen went on to play at UCLA and is currently on the Washington Commanders practice squad.
Donelson averaged 10.9 yards per carry. He also caught 37 passes for 654 yards receiving and finished with 4,262 all-purpose yards. Donelson served as the team’s punter, too,…
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Author : Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register
Publish date : 2024-02-19 10:05:30
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