Central California - CCC 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Jeremiah Delarosa Leads Atwater over El Capitan
On Friday, Atwater got the W thanks in part to Jeremiah Delarosa playing the best football he has all season. Delarosa rushed for 129 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, 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 punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory (which was Atwater's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Delarosa's next match is against Golden Valley on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 43.68
Merced Gets a Boost from Dupree in 45-7 Victory
Merced picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Quintell Dupree. Nobody could stop Dupree as he threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
If the past is any indication, Dupree could be in store for another big game when he takes on El Capitan on Friday. When Dupree last faced the Gauchos back in October of 2023, he threw for 176 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Gamescore: 35.13
Julian Higareda Makes It Two for Merced
Keeping Dupree company is Julian Higareda, a fellow Merced player. He picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 51 yards.
On the season, Higareda has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 38.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.75
While El Capitan might've come up empty on Friday, Lorenzo Peters wasn't going down without a fight. Peters was dynamite, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
El Capitan dropped their record down to 4-3 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Peters and El Capitan will take on Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 17.80
Other Notable Players
- Jeremy Garcia: 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
