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!
Zereian Quarles Turns in Season-Best Effort
Pebble Hills was led to victory by Zereian Quarles, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run.
The win (which was Pebble Hills' third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Quarles and Pebble Hills will challenge Socorro at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 77.27
Matthew Avila Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
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 contest 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 face off against Pebble Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.50
Ernie Powers' Big Game Leads Franklin over Socorro
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 is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Powers and Franklin will take on Eastlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.00
Anthony Vasquez Makes It Two for Pebble Hills
Another Pebble Hills player making an appearance on this list is Anthony Vasquez. 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
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Roman Alvarado
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.
On the season, Alvarado has averaged 13.6 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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
