There were plenty of familiar names among the national stat stars this week, including quarterbacks Will Grier of Davidson Day (N.C.) and Jake Browning of Folsom (Calif.), each of whom threw seven touchdown passes last week.
Grier, who led the nation in passing yardage last year, had 361 yards through the air in just one half of work. He did not play in the second half of a 68-0 win.
Browning, meanwhile, threw for 438 yards and seven scores in a 56-21 win over Woodcreek (Roseville, Calif.). Last year, Browning
threw 10 touchdown passes and 689 yards in the season opener against Woodcreek.
Jacob Parker of Meadow Bridge (W.Va.) heads the top rushing performances of the week with a 447-yard effort against Van (W.Va.). Parker is one of the top returning rushers in the nation with 2,415 yards last year.
Only teams and players that have stats entered into the MaxPreps database are eligible for stat stars recognition.
MaxPreps National Stat Stars
Rushing
James Wheeler of West Mifflin (Pa.) went off for 360 rushing yards on just 16 carries.
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, 32 carries for 447 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 56-20 win over Van (W.Va.)
Sam Koss, Algoma (Wis.), 23 carries for 388 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 49-28 win over Southern Door (Brussels, Wisc.)
Jamal Johnson, New Philadelphia (Ohio), 33 carries for 379 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 34-27 win over Canton Central Catholic (Canton, Ohio)
James Wheeler, West Mifflin (Pa.), 16 carries for 360 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 59-0 win over Laurel Highlands (Uniontown, Pa.)
Justin Miller, Marion/Tigerton (Marion, Wis.), 22 carries for 346 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 43-29 win over Gillett (Wisc.)
Royce Freeman, Imperial (Calif.), 22 carries for 340 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 48-34 win over Cibola (Yuma, Ariz.)
Day'Lonzo Freeman, Crowley (Texas), 27 carries for 335 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 42-41 win over Kennedale (Texas)
Deven Boston, a stat stars regular last season,rushed for 323 yards.
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Ricky Olivas, Austin (El Paso, Texas), 22 carries for 328 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 65-35 win over Horizon (El Paso, Texas)
Deven Boston, Buena Park (Calif.), 32 carries for 323 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 40-20 win over St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.)
Tre Watson, Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 33 carries for 319 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 60-42 win over Liberty (Henderson, Nev.)
Richard Doctor, Lemoore (Calif.), 22 carries for 313 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 47-0 win over Monache (Porterville, Calif.)
Demetrius Davis, Sterling (Houston), 29 carries for 305 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 48-39 loss to Sharpstown (Houston)
Stefan Smith, Flintridge Prep (La Canada, Calif.), 19 carries for 304 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 42-41 loss to Army-Navy (Carlsbad, Calif.)
