6A Region I District 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Zereian Quarles Leads Pebble Hills over Eastwood
Zereian Quarles produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pebble Hills to the win on Friday. Quarles rushed for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run.
The win (which was Pebble Hills' third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Quarles and Pebble Hills will challenge Socorro at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 77.27
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Matthew Avila
On Friday, Socorro had to settle for second even though Matthew Avila put up the best numbers he has all season. Avila wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his tenth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Socorro is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Avila and Socorro will face off against Pebble Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 36.50
Ernie Powers Dazzles in Franklin Win
Ernie Powers's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 138+ rushing yards. He rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Powers and Franklin will face off against Eastlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.00
Anthony Vasquez Makes It Two for Pebble Hills
Another Pebble Hills player making an appearance on this list is Anthony Vasquez. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making 19 total tackles and snagged two interceptions. The game was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles.
For the season, Vasquez has averaged 8.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.50
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Roman Alvarado
Roman Alvarado continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He made 22 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This year, Alvarado has averaged 13.6 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 7.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 32.25
Other Notable Players
- Joe Fernandez: 137 yards passing; 53 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.93)
- Dorian Jaramillo: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Ben Wilson: 75 yards passing; 115 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.90)
- Cody Hunt: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Aiden Huynh: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
