5A-1 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!
Ryan Estrada Delivers Electric Performance Vs Bel Air
Ryan Estrada's big game helped extend El Dorado's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Estrada as he rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 203 rushing yards.
Estrada might have his next game, a home matchup with Americas, circled on his calendar. On October 4th (the last time Estrada saw the Trail Blazers), he rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 60.20
Elijah Issa Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, El Dorado got the W thanks in part to Elijah Issa playing the best football he has all season. Issa rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 127 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Issa and El Dorado will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Americas at 6:30 p.m. The matchup will pit Issa up against the Trail Blazers' star quarterback Jonah Raya. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 51.27
Kaleb Martinez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Kaleb Martinez stepped things up a notch to give Parkland the 'W'. Martinez was excellent, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (105.3) per game.
Parkland's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. Their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Bel Air at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.98
Diego Carrasco and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Diego Carrasco was instrumental in extending El Dorado's winning streak to eight on Friday. Carrasco picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (19) he has had since back in October of 2023.incredibly, Carrasco got all that yardage with just one huge grab
This year, Carrasco has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 23.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.83
Johnson Came Up Big in Americas' 28-24 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Cam'Ron Johnson of Americas. Johnson rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Johnson must have Parkland's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September (the last time Johnson saw the Matadors), he rushed for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 29.78
Other Notable Players
- David Martinez: 2 sacks and 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Bernie Martinez: 136 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.78)
- Isaac Gutierrez: 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.50)
- DJ Nunez: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Adrian Olivas: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
