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
Atwater was led to victory by Jeremiah Delarosa, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. 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.
The win (which was Atwater's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Delarosa and Atwater will head out on the road to challenge Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.68
Merced Gets a Boost from Dupree in 45-7 Victory
Quintell Dupree's big game helped extend Merced's winning streak to three on Friday. 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 history really does repeat itself, Dupree might just drop another big game when he faces off against 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
The second Merced player making an appearance here is Julian Higareda, and for good reason. He picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 51 yards.
For the year, Higareda has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 38.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.75
A Constellation of Stars for Atwater
Another Atwater player making an appearance on this list is James Bell. He rushed for 52 yards, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Bell has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 66.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 27.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 19.33
Other Notable Players
- Jeremy Garcia: 86 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
