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
Luke Dexter-Quinn produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Burges to the win on Friday. Dexter-Quinn rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (125.9). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
This season, Dexter-Quinn has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 125.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 86.07
Jake Fette Delivers Best Performance of Season
Del Valle was led to victory by Jake Fette, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Andress on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Fette saw the Eagles), he threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns.
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 did his part (and then some), picking up a sack and making seven total tackles for the 'W'. 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. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 3.17 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.17 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 40.05
Evan Rivera Goes Supernova in Chapin Win
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.
For 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 was only averaging 90.29 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.83
Huerta Made His Presence Known in Canutillo's 51-0 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.
For the 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)
- Matthew Gasca: 105 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Martin Gonzalez: 45 yards passing; 72 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.90)
- Sergio Santana: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.17)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
