6A 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!
Ernie Powers Turns in Season-Best Performance
Franklin was led to victory by Ernie Powers, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Powers rushed for 316 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 138 or more in the last four games he's played.
Franklin pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Powers and Franklin will be playing in front of their home fans against Socorro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 87.77
Big Game from Quarles As Pebble Hills Won 38-7
Zereian Quarles continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least 127 rushing yards. He rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
This year, Quarles has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 154.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.60
Luke Lomeli's Big Game Leads Eastlake over Socorro
Luke Lomeli's big game helped extend Eastlake's winning streak to three on Friday. Lomeli was unstoppable, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Lomeli must have Socorro's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Lomeli threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.63
Dorian Jaramillo Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Dorian Jaramillo continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up 1.5 sacks, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Montwood's probably not too fond of Jaramillo given he always seems to get the better of them. When Jaramillo last faced the Rams back in October of 2023, he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 34.38
Chris Garcia Makes It Two for Eastlake
Another Eastlake player making an appearance on this list is Chris Garcia. He picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards.
This season, Garcia has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 74.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.13
Other Notable Players
- Jude Walker: 125 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.65)
- Lucas Garza: 88 yards passing; 44 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.47)
- Cezar Perez: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Steven Galindo: 88 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Matthew Avila: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
