5A-2 Region I District 1 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!
Luke Dexter-Quinn Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Burges got the W thanks in part to Luke Dexter-Quinn playing the best football he has all season. Dexter-Quinn rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (125.9). He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
This year, Dexter-Quinn has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 125.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.07
Jake Fette Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jake Fette produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Del Valle to the win on Friday. Fette threw for 335 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
If history really does repeat itself, Fette might just drop another big game when he faces off against Horizon on Friday. When Fette last faced the Scorpions back in September of 2023, he threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Gamescore: 62.83
Del Valle Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Josiah Nunez
Josiah Nunez was instrumental in extending Del Valle's winning streak to six on Friday. Nunez was dynamite, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
On the year, Nunez has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.17 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.17 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 40.05
Big Game from Rivera As Chapin Won 42-16
Evan Rivera put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Rivera has thrown 21 touchdowns (and and only 4 pick) while averaging 257.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had 12 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 35.83
Rene Huerta Delivers Electric Performance Vs Jefferson
Rounding off our Top Five is Rene Huerta of Canutillo. Huerta picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Huerta has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.37
Other Notable Players
- Julian Williams: 253 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.15)
- Carey Wade: 158 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.05)
- Matthew Gasca: 105 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Martin Gonzalez: 45 yards passing; 72 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.90)
- Sergio Santana: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
