6A 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!
Ernie Powers Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Franklin got the W thanks in part to Ernie Powers playing the best football he has all season. Powers rushed for 316 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns, 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 rushed for 138 or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Franklin's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Powers and Franklin will look to defend their home field on Friday against Socorro at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 87.77
Big Game from Quarles As Pebble Hills Won 38-7
Zereian Quarles continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 127 rushing yards. He rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
This year, Quarles has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 154.5 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.60
Luke Lomeli's Big Game Leads Eastlake over Socorro
Luke Lomeli was instrumental in extending Eastlake's winning streak to three on Friday. Nobody could stop Lomeli as he threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Socorro had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Lomeli it was a similar story. Lomeli threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.63
Dorian Jaramillo Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Dorian Jaramillo continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up 1.5 sacks, made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Montwood had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Jaramillo it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jaramillo saw the Rams), he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 34.38
Chris Garcia Makes It Two for Eastlake
The second Eastlake player making an appearance here is Chris Garcia, and for good reason. He picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
On the season, Garcia has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 74.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.13
Other Notable Players
- Jude Walker: 125 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 24.65)
- Lucas Garza: 88 yards passing; 44 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.47)
- Cezar Perez: 1 sack, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Steven Galindo: 88 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Matthew Avila: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
