6A Region I District 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Zereian Quarles Leads Pebble Hills over Eastwood
On Friday, Pebble Hills got the W thanks in part to Zereian Quarles playing the best football he has all season. Quarles rushed for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Pebble Hills, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. Quarles and Pebble Hills will face off against Socorro at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 77.27
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Matthew Avila
Socorro came up short on Friday despite Matthew Avila delivering his best game to date. Avila wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his tenth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Socorro is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Avila and Socorro will take on Pebble Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.50
Ernie Powers Dazzles in Franklin Win
Ernie Powers continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least 138 rushing yards. He rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Powers and Franklin will face off against Eastlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.00
Anthony Vasquez Makes It Two for Pebble Hills
The second Pebble Hills player making an appearance here is Anthony Vasquez, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 19 total tackles and snagged two interceptions. The contest was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles.
This season, Vasquez has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.50
Roman Alvarado Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Roman Alvarado continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He made 22 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This season, Alvarado has averaged 13.6 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 7.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.25
Other Notable Players
- Joe Fernandez: 137 yards passing; 53 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.93)
- Dorian Jaramillo: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Ben Wilson: 75 yards passing; 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Cody Hunt: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Aiden Huynh: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
