5A-2 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!
Luke Dexter-Quinn Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Burges got the W thanks in part to Luke Dexter-Quinn playing the best football he has all season. Dexter-Quinn rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (125.9) per game. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards.
This year, Dexter-Quinn has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 125.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.07
A Season-Best Effort from Jake Fette Leads Del Valle over Hanks
Jake Fette produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Del Valle to the win on Friday. Fette threw for 335 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
Fette might have his next game, a road matchup with Horizon, circled on his calendar. Fette threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground the last time he and the Scorpions duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 62.83
Del Valle Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Josiah Nunez
Del Valle picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Josiah Nunez. Nunez turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
For the season, Nunez has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.17 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.17 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 40.05
Rivera Made His Presence Known in Chapin's 42-16 Victory
Evan Rivera put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the season, Rivera has thrown 21 touchdowns (and and only 4 pick) while averaging 257.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had 12 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 35.83
Rene Huerta Goes Supernova in Canutillo Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Rene Huerta of Canutillo. Huerta picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Huerta has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.37
Other Notable Players
- Julian Williams: 253 yards passing (Gamescore: 28.15)
- Carey Wade: 158 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.05)
- Jayson Loya: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Matthew Gasca: 105 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Martin Gonzalez: 45 yards passing; 72 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
