A 52-41 win for Live Oak (Morgan Hill, Calif.) against local rival Gilroy produced two of the top rushing performances of the week.
Trevor Bearden rambled for 401 yards on 26 carries to lift Live Oak to the win. Brandon Boyd of Gilroy, however, wasn't far behind as he had 331 yards on 47 carries with five touchdowns.
Both Bearden and Boyd appear in this week's list of National Football Stat Stars.
A pair of California athletes also top the rushing and receiving performances. Tre Watson of Centennial had a huge effort in a 69-55 win over St. Bonaventure (Ventura) as he carried 37 times for 466 yards and seven scores. Meanwhile Santa Margarita's Kyle Sweet had the top receiving performance with 294 yards on 13 catches in a 34-31 overtime loss to Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas).
National stat stars are compiled based on stats input to the MaxPreps database by coaches.
MaxPreps National Stat Stars
Rushing
Tre Watson turned in an epic performance Saturday for Centennial (Corona, Calif.) at the Brothers in Arms Classic, posting 466 rushing yards in a win. That total led the nation this week.
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37 carries for 466 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 69-55 win over St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.)
Keion Crossen, Northampton County (Conway, N.C.), 19 carries for 419 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 41-34 win over Granville Central (Stem, N.C.)
Trevor Bearden, Live Oak
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Trevor Bearden, Live Oak (Morgan Hill, Calif.), 26 carries for 401 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 52-41 win over Gilroy (Calif.)
Cale Merrell, Duncan (Ariz.), 28 carries for 395 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 54-30 win over Valley Union (Elfrida, Ariz.)
Sheldon Croney, Garces (Bakersfield, Calif.), 26 carries for 380 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 49-14 win over Golden Valley (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Braden Fochtman, Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin, Pa.), 29 carries for 352 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Portage (Pa.)
Austin Clark, West Valley
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Austin Clark, West Valley (Cottonwood, Calif.), 12 carries for 352 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 41-7 win over Shasta (Redding, Calif.)
Caden Calton, Lehi (Utah), 38 carries for 347 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 36-33 win over Pine View (St. George, Utah)
Jason Richart, Robinson (Ill.), 15 carries for 335 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 53-6 win over Red Hill (Bridgeport, Ill.)
Taylor Walters, Paonia (Colo.), 21 carries for 332 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 47-25 win over Grand Valley (Parachute, Colo.)
Brandon Boyd, Gilroy (Calif.), 47 carries for 331 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 52-41 loss to Live Oak (Morgan Hill, Calif.)
Austin Ritchey, Bell (Fla.), 34 carries for 326 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 40-15 win over P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.)
Justin Torres, Sierra Vista (Baldwin Park, Calif.), 27 carries for 326 yards, 1 touchdown in a 53-27 loss to Baldwin Park (Calif.)
Matt Bell, Providence (Clarksville, Ind.), 28 carries for 323 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 27-0 win over Holy Cross (Louisville, Ky.)
Zach Vroman, Brookville (Pa.), 28 carries for 318 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 35-21 win over Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem, Pa.)
Kaine Blake, Life Red Oak (Red Oak, Texas), 30 carries for 313 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 70-34 win over Garland Christian Academy (Garland, Texas)
Ricky Sparks, Baker (Baldwinsville, N.Y.), 33 carries for 301 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 34-27 win over Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, N.Y.)
