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 Performance
Ernie Powers produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Franklin to the win on Friday. 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 pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. 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's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 127+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went 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's big game helped extend Eastlake's winning streak to three on Friday. Lomeli turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
Lomeli must have Socorro's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Lomeli saw the Bulldogs), he threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
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's probably not too fond of Jaramillo given he always seems to get the better of them. 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
Another Eastlake player making an appearance on this list is Chris Garcia. He picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 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
