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Nico Barbone & Daniel Joseph (San Dimas): Barbone rushed for 201 yards and 5 touchdowns while Joseph pounded away from 219 yards and a pair of TDs as San Dimas outscored Bonita of La Verne, 50-33. Barbone and Joseph led a charge that saw San Dimas rush for 454 yards against rival Bonita in the annual Smudge Pot Bowl. Behind the dynamic duos' rushing performance in front of 6,000 fans, San Dimas beat Bonita for the second consecutive year and upped its lead in the series to 19-6-1 since 1972.   

Anthony Barr (Loyola, Los Angeles): Some tab this 6-foot-4, 210-pounder as the top underclass back in Southern California and with the performances he's turned in so far this year it hard to argue that assertion. He probably will grow into another position on the next level, whether it be safety, linebacker or even defensive end, but for now he's punishing defenses carrying the ball. In last week's 52-14 shellacking over Hart of Newhall, Barr carried the ball six times in the first quarter and four went for touchdowns. He scored on runs of 36, 2, 28 and 56 yards and had 161 yards at that point. He was pulled in the second quarter with 199 yards to his credit on 11 carries and Loyola leading, 35-0. This week, the Cubs travel to The Pit to face St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs. The Swordsman will actually have one fan cheering for Barr at The Pit, which is known for being hostile to visiting teams, because his mother, Lori, is the principal at St. Paul. His father is former Notre Dame running back Tony Brooks and his mother attended Notre Dame as well.    

Brant Botill (Corcoran): The senior running back continues to break all school records. Last week, Brant scored five touchdowns on runs of 41 ,2, 7, and 2 and on a 43-yard pass reception as the Panthers ran past Fowler, 39-12, in a non-league contest. Botill has rushed for 4,330 yards and has scored 67 touchdowns in his three-year career, according to Central Section historian Bob Barnett.
 
James Boyd (Jordan, Los Angeles): Senior all-state candidate had another monster game for the Bulldogs with 395 yards passing in a 44-27 Eastern League victory over Huntington Park. He did his damage through the air by completing 21 of 37 passes with four touchdowns against one interception. Boyd, who was named the L.A. City Section Defensive Lineman of the Year as a junior, also collected two solo tackles. The Spartans dominated time of possession in this game, but the Bulldogs got the big plays, as  Delvon Purvis caught eight passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns, including a 81-yarder. Jordan's Brandon Caldwell also made big plays, catching three passes for 155 yards, including a 88-yarder. Top-notch junior Deshawn Beck returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth-quarter as the pesky Spartans forced Jordan to pull out all the stops.       

Jared Braun (Serra, San Mateo): According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Braun got quite a razzing from his Catholic school teammates after missing school and practice the day before a game. Braun, a practicing Jew, showed no effects of fasting or missing practice for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Thursday. He came back Friday night to rush for 200 yards and two touchdowns as Serra rebounded from three straight losses with a 41-14 thumping of Sacred Heart Cathedral in a West Catholic Athletic League matchup.

	Harold Abend
	Gatorade-drenched Bishop O'Dowd coach Paul Perenon celebrated his 200th career victory last Saturday.

Mario Brown & Chris Martin (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland): This duo of talented highly regarded junior D1 prospects delivered Coach Paul Perenon his 200th career win in a 35-6 victory over San Lorenzo. They also helped propel the Dragons into the No. 9 spot in the newest Div. II CIF State Bowl Game rankings. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound elusive Brown took the second half opening kick-off 94 yards for a touchdown to put the Dragons up 14-6, and ended up scoring four touchdowns after also running for three (12, 12, 32 yards). He finished with 145 yards rushing on 19 carries and 276 all-purpose yards. He also had an interception from his defensive back position. Martin, who in looking at him, with his 6-foot-4, 230-pound size with speed, looks ready for the next level right now, led the Dragon defense with 14 tackles, including three for loss, including a sack.

Michael Bundy (El Segundo): Accounted for five touchdowns, including three passing, in Gundo's 35-13 victory over Bishop Montgomery of Torrance.

Te Shon Burton (Leuzinger, Lawndale): Burton led the Olympians to their seventh consecutive Mayor's Cup by downing winless Hawthorne, 35-6. Burton completed 12 of 18 passes for 332 yards and two scores. His scoring aerials came from 87 and 40 yards out and he added a rushing touchdown in the victory over the once-proud football program that's come under hard times this decade.

Jesse Callier (Warren, Downey): Led the way in Warren's 23-21 victory over Torrance as he churned his way to 228 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 21 carries. So far this season, Callier has rushed for 832 yards on 104 carries and has scored 10 touchdowns.

Jordan Canada (Duarte): Led the way in a 34-16 victory over Gladstone of Covina with 266 yards rushing. Canada did his damage on 18 carries and hit pay dirt twice from 50 and 48 yards out.   

Andrew Carcich (Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta): This 155-pound linebacker led his team to a come-from-behind victory over Burbank by intercepting two passes. On one of the thefts, Carcich returned the pass 35 yards for a touchdown.

Omari Carr (Oak Grove, San Jose): Some years there are players who are regulars in this feature and this year Omari has replaced brother Jabari in that capacity. Last week in a 42-0 whitewash of Live Oak of Morgan Hill, Carr went over the 200-yard rushing mark for the second straight week. This time it was 239 yards and five touchdowns in just 11 carries.

Matt Ching (Salesian, Richmond): Pride's running back powered his way to 266 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries in a 28-0 blanking on the road at McClymonds of Oakland. Ching served notice when he ran 78 yards on his first carry.

Brandon Connette (Santiago, Corona): Had 279 all-purpose yards in 56-20 rout of Riverside Poly. He rushed for two TDs and passed for another two as Santiago rolled up 535 total yards.

Skyler Dougherty (University City, San Diego): In the same game Scripps Ranch's Michigan-bound quarterback Tate Forcier was throwing for 348 yards and three touchdowns to beat University City 44-34, UC's quarterback threw five touchdown passes. His scoring tosses were 40, 25, 17, 24 and 21 yards.

Andy Early (Orange Glen, Escondido): Early was a workhorse as he carried 41 times for 246 yards, but the Patriots lost to Mt. Carmel, 42-21. Early scored late twice in the fourth quarter on runs of 14 and
2 yards.

Clark Evans & Paul Richardson Jr. (Los Alamitos): The University of Colorado commit Evans passed for 228 yards and 5 TDs, in addition to gaining 81 yards on the ground, and scoring the key TD in Los Alamitos' 41-28 win over previously unbeaten Narbonne of Harbor City. Richardson, the son of former UCLA WR Paul Richardson, hauled in four of Evans' catches, each for a TD, to go along with 118 yards. Evans has been a standout for three seasons, but he's really stepping up his game this season for the state-ranked Griffins, as he's completed 55 percent of his passes for 998 yards with 15 touchdowns against only three interceptions. He's also leading Los Al in rushing with 462 yards while averaging six yards per carry.    

Tate Forcier (Scripps Ranch, San Diego): The Michigan-bound quarterback threw for 348 yards in a 44-34 non-league win at University City. Forcier was 18-of-25 with three touchdown passes and a touchdown run of 15 yards.

Fabian Florez (Tranquility): Ran for a career high 254 yards on 22 carries and also scored three touchdowns on runs of 49, 3, and 6 yards against Fresno Christian. Tranquility posted a 40-29 win.

Aaron Garbutt & Louie Villa (Westminster): The running back duo combined for 304 yards rushing and four TDs to lift the Lions to a 30-23 win over Santa Ana Valley. Garbutt numbers were 11-149-3 and Villa, 10-155-1.

James Grace (Inglewood): Grace had an amazing game as the Sentinels held on to beat Palos Verdes, 31-30. He scored Inglewood's first touchdown on a 55-yard interception return and also scored on a 65-yard kickoff return. P.V. tried to keep the ball way from Shaq Evans on kickoff returns but the strategy backfired as Inglewood had a second short kickoff return for a touchdown of 55 yards.

David Graves & Tyler Trosin (Folsom): The Bulldogs are 5-0 and the 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior signal caller Graves is one of the biggest reasons. Last week in a 55-6 shellacking of Oakmont of Roseville, he threw four touchdown passes and ran for another to give him 16 passing and six rushing TDs on the season. Sophomore Trosin qualifies this week, too. After recording 11 tackles and scoring once on defense last week in a win over Franklin (Elk Grove), he bettered the effort against Oakmont, scoring three touchdowns, once each rushing and receiving, plus a 101-yard interception return.

Zack Graves (Whitney, Rocklin): Some folks might not know where the Whitney suburb of Rocklin is located but not the boys on the Colfax football team or any other Wildcat opponents in the Pioneer Valley League. Especially not after the 5-foot-9 165-pound halfback ran for 244 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries in Whitney's 34-27 victory over the Falcons. With Graves literally carrying the load, Whitney is now 5-0 to start the season. The Sac-Joaquin Section's reported leading rusher and point scorer now has 971 yards on the ground with 16 touchdowns and 120 total points.   

Demaree Hampton (Mission, San Francisco): The Bears on Wall Street may be hibernating, and the ones in the wild are getting ready for a long sleep, but this running/kicking Bear from the City is doing anything but sleeping. In a 51-22 victory over cross-town Balboa, Hampton rushed for 206 yards on 15 carries while scoring on runs of 43, 29 and 51 yards. He also scored on a 54-yard fumble recovery and booted a 38-yard field goal.

Keaton Hernandez & Brian Marshall (Desert Chapel, Palm Springs): The duo helped the Eagles soar to perfect 5-0 record as Hernandez tossed six touchdown passes en route to 231 yards during a 42-6 victory over Cal Lutheran. Marshall gobbled in four of them in the easy win.

Aaron Horne (Castlemont, Oakland): The receiver/defensive back is making new Oakland Section Commissioner Michael Moore proud after making the Stat Stars for the second week in a row. Against upstart Tamalpais of Mill Valley, Horne rushed for 102 yards, caught a 37-yard touchdown pass, and intercepted a pass and maneuvered 63 yards for a score.

Donny Huckins (Greenville): We missed the reported rushing leader from the Northern Section the past two games before last week's 144 yard, three touchdown effort against Happy Camp in a 51-12 victory. In the two games prior to that, the senior running back from the northernmost reaches of the state on Highway 89 near Lake Almanor had gigantic numbers. In a 30-20 victory over Big Valley of Bieber, he ran for 285 yards and two touchdowns. Two weeks ago he went for 360 yards on 25 carries and scored twice in a 30-28 loss to Westwood. On the season, Huckins has 1,326 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Jemeryn Jenkins (Silverado, Victorville): Just a junior, Jenkins rushed for 226 yards, including scoring on an 86-yard run, and passed for another 122 yards, adding another TD. His running and passing wasn't enough, however, as Silverado suffered a 28-20 setback to Chino Hills.

Jamie Jensen, Sean Hale & Dante Fullard (Gilroy): The Cowboys couldn't get a lasso on either of the three in a 45-2 thrashing of visiting Salinas. Quarterback Jensen completed 16 of 27 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns. Hale caught four of the passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while Fullard had eight catches for 195 yards. Fullard also ran for the first touchdown of the game.

A.J. Johnson (Chino Hills): Gained 226 yards on 25 carries in 28-20 win over Silverado of Victorville.

Fred Jones (Stallworth Academy, Stockton): He's also known as Snoop and the scoop on Snoop this week is that he had 13 carries for 244 yards for his team in a 29-12 victory over Monterey. Jones scored once on an 80-yard run and also scored on an 85-yard kickoff return.

Collin Keoshian (Santa Clarita Christian, Canyon Country): Playing on a small-enrollment team usually requires a 48-minute performance and that's exactly what Keoshian turned in. He rushed for 190 yards on 30 carries, tossed a TD pass and was credited with 11 tackles in a 33-20 win over Rolling Hills Prep of San Pedro.

Devin Lovering (Golden West, Visalia): Carried the ball 25 times for 252 yards and scored three touchdowns (46, 4, 23) in a 49-41 West Yosemite League victory over Mt. Whitney. Junior QB Tanner Mendonca of Mt. Whitney passed for five touchdowns, good for 314 yards on 25-of-46 passing, and wide receiver Titus Grayson caught 10 receptions in a losing effort.

Raul Lozano (Yuba City): The Honkers have reason to make some noise after a two-game road winning streak gets them to 2-3 on the season. The player who did the loudest honking last week is this sophomore running back who went for 245 yards on only 11 carries. He ran for three touchdowns, including a 98-yarder.

Mathew MacAnas (Cesar Chavez, Delano): Led his team past Tulare Western, 50-35, by rushing for 224 yards on 18 carries and scoring three touchdowns.

Eric Martin (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley): One of the most gifted linebackers in the state, Martin collected two interceptions and a pair of sacks in a 21-0 win over cross-town Moreno Valley.

Adam McCurley (Washington, Easton): Set one school record as he passed for 416 yards, tied another by passing for five touchdowns, and ran for another score of 17 yards as Washington beat Yosemite of Oakhurst, 41-33, in a North Sequoia League game.  Teammate Josh Williams helped out as he had five receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Yosemite's Jesse Lownsbury also had a big night in a losing effort by passing for 300 yards for two touchdowns and wide receiver Detri Dunn had 10 receptions and one score.

Jared Moore & Dane Poole (Esperanza, Anaheim): Moore hit pay dirt four times from 34, 4, 3 and 2 yards out to key the Aztecs' offense and Poole took care of the defense, recovering two fumbles and pulling in an interception as Esperanza beat Centennial of Compton, 49-6.

Brett Nottingham (Monte Vista, Danville): It's hard to believe this junior is only in the fifth game of his starting career after the way he's played in leading the Mustangs to a 5-0 start. Last week's ESPNRISE CalHiSports.com California State Boys Athlete of the Week continued his torrid pace, passing for over 300 yards for the third time this season in a 56-14 blowout of Granada of Livermore. This week it was 307 yards and six touchdowns, three of which went to senior wide receiver Matt Tuckness. Nottingham now has 1,501 passing with 19 touchdowns and only one interception. His QB rating is an even 150.

Lance Orender (Buchanan, Clovis): Led the way in a come-from-behind 35-21 victory vs. San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno. Orender helped the Bears forget about their first loss of the season to Fresno Edison by completing 22 of 35 passes for 317 yards and three TDs.

Treyvon Payne (Artesia, Lakewood): Got it done on both sides of the ball in the Pioneers' 61-13 victory over Cerritos by scoring on two touchdown receptions from QB Danny Ragland and on a 80-yard interception return.  

Gavino Pinal (El Cajon Valley, El Cajon): Pinal intercepted three  passes, but it wasn't enough for the Braves to get a win as they fell to Otay Ranch, 42-19. Pinal also scored a touchdown on a 39-yard pass
reception.

Jerry Rice Jr. (Menlo, Atherton): Looking more and more like a chip off the old block, albeit without quite the size and 40-yard dash speed that gets college recruiters mouth's watering, this versatile 5-foot-11, 182-pounder with great football speed and lateral movement, showed he can do just about anything Coach Mark Newton asks him to do on the gridiron. With starting quarterback Danny Diekroeger sidelined with a shoulder injury, Rice Jr. took the job as the starting QB against a very solid Terra Nova of Pacifica. He proceeded to run for two touchdowns and 178 yards, complete all nine of his pass attempts for 108 yards, and he found time to catch a 30-yard touchdown pass from Paul Schemel. Rice Jr.'s 31-yard run on a 3rd-and-8 for a TD to begin the fourth quarter, where he was running in one direction, juked out five guys, cut back and then ran past four more to pay dirt was the game-winner.

Leonard Rhodes (Walnut): Set a school record by scoring five touchdowns during a 47-13 whitewashing of La Habra Sonora. He scored on runs of 3, 24, 1, 59, and 11 yards and was congratulated when he came off the field by former school record holder Ryan O' Shields. O'Shields is an assistant coach to his father and head coach, Mike O' Shields, and Rhodes dedicated his performance to his recently passed grandmother, Frieda Urso.

George Roberson (San Leandro): This small quick back had a huge game as San Leandro won its second straight in a 52-14 victory on the road at Arroyo of San Lorenzo. He rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 carries as San Leandro amassed 303 yards on the ground and 440 total yards. Roberson had three highlight-reel touchdown runs of 79, 75 and 12 yards.

Eric Rogers (Redlands): Caught 8 passes for 109 yards and two TDs in 40-13 win over Eisenhower of Rialto. Teammate Josh Logan passed for 263 yards while Cam Phillips rushed for 181 and caught two passes for 85 yards, one a 73-yard TD in the easy win over Ike.

Jonathan Rojas (Wilson, Los Angeles): Another season and yet another signal-caller for the Mules that racks up big passing numbers. It has been this way since the days of Ron Cuccia and Steve Clarkson in the 1970's. Last week, Rojas completed 18 of 26 passes for 223 yards and a whopping six touchdowns in the Mules' 52-32 win over Contreras of Los Angeles. Big play WR and Div. I recruit Anthony Denham hauled in six of those passes with three going for scores. Denham finished with 103 yards while Rojas has thrown for 1,057 yards and 14 scores through five games.   

A.J. Romine & Jake Wrobel (Rio Linda): Romine had three interceptions and ran for a touchdown, and Wrobel blocked two punts, forced a fumble and recorded a sack in Rio Linda's 41-14 win over Natomas of Sacramento.

Robbie Rouse (Madison, San Diego): San Diego's Little Big Man running back carried 11 times for 214 yards with three touchdowns to lead the Warhawks (5-0) to a 39-7 non-league win over Santana of Santee. The 5-6, 170-pounder scored on runs of 80, 26 and 30 yards. A year ago, Rouse rushed for 355 yards in a 7-point win over Santana.

Jose Rueles (Firebaugh, Lynwood): Congrats to Firebaugh and coach Jason Miller as the Falcons won their first game in school history in the school's first-ever home game. Kudos goes to Rueles as well, as he's the school's first-ever CalHiSports.com's stat star with 215 yards rushing and a touchdown during a 58-20 victory over Manual Arts of Los Angeles. It's interesting that Firebaugh's first victory came at the expense of the once-proud Toilers, since that school played in first varsity game in 1910 and once ruled the roost in the L.A. City Section under the legendary Jim Blewett. Even as recent as eight years, ago, the Toilers had an all-state level player in WR James Finley but they've fallen on hard times in recent years.      

Antwon Sabal & Tre Meadors (San Gorgonio, San Bernardino): Sabal returned an interception 21 yards for six and swept up a fumble before racing 28 yards for another score in the 40-27 win over Apple Valley. Meadors was a little more conventional, gaining 205 yards on just nine carries, two of which went for TDs.

Angel Santiago (Etiwanda, Rancho Cucamonga): The Eagles played Charter Oak of Covina tough, but three muffed extra-point tries did them in as they lost a 35-32 heart-breaker. Santiago did have one costly interception, but he ran for two touchdowns, completed 16 of 24 passes for 255 yards and added two touchdown passes in a losing effort.  

Sean Schroeder (Dana Hills, Dana Point): Duke will be getting a good one as Schroeder completed 14 of 20 passes for 387 yards and five TDs. His favorite target was Dylan Denso, who hauled in five receptions for 178 yards and three scores, as Dana Hills downed El Modena of Orange, 34-14.

Cole Stanford, Cameron Ryan & Broughan Jantz (Nevada Union, Grass Valley): The Miners have been using more than picks and shovels on opponents after scoring over 50 points for the third week in a row in a 77-7 blowout of visiting Franklin of Stockton. Lots of players got some gold in the win but these three Miners came away with the most nuggets. Stanford returned three first half punts for touchdowns, Ryan caught two TD passes and ran for another on a 43-yard scamper, and Jantz three for two scores. It certainly looks like the 5-0 squad is back after outscoring opponents 184-19 the last three games.

Eric Stern (California, Whittier): Set a school record by nailing a 57-yard field goal as the Condors downed El Monte, 33-14. It was his sixth field goal so far this season.

Charles Thompson (Christian, El Cajon): Thompson added to his total as the San Diego Section's leading rusher as he carried 10 times for 206 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 48-14 win over Palo Verde.

Josh Tucker (Christian Brothers, Sacramento): This Falcon flew the highest in a 38-21 victory over Ponderosa of Shingle Springs. The 5-10, 195-pound senior running back went for 251 yards and two touchdowns.  Earlier this year in a win against San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno, he rushed for 328 yards.

John Uribe & Roberto Nelson (Santa Barbara): One week after setting a county passing record with 581 yards passing, Uribe was 26-of-43 for 378 yards with four touchdowns in a narrow 38-37 loss to Pacifica of Oxnard. Nelson, who just might be the best grid-hoop wide receiver in the state along with Twentynine Palms' Montreal Harris, caught nine of Uribe's passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort.  In last week's 51-21 victory over San Luis Obispo, Nelson gained 227 yards receiving on only six catches, including a 77-yard TD. He's gained 401 yards receiving the last two weeks while Uribe has passed for an incredible 959 yards.

Greg Watson (Rancho Cucamonga): The junior had an almost perfect night, completing 15 of 19 passes for 280 yards and 2 TDs. Not good enough? OK, he ran for two more in a 56-30 romp over Temecula Valley of Temecula.

John White (South Torrance): In a 27-7 non-league victory over Peninsula of Rolling Hills Estates, White went for 249 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 21 carries for the Spartans, which improved to 2-3 with the win.   

Randy Wright (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa): The Redwood Empire's newest star quarterback and Coach Paul Cronin's latest protégée put on a show as Newman made quick work of the cross-town visitors from Piner in a 49-0 blanking. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior quarterback, who is getting more and more D1 interest, passed for four touchdowns and ran for another. He also kicked three extra points, passed for a two-point conversion and ran for another two-pointer. He punts also, but rarely with Newman 5-0 and the top contender for the Div. III CIF State Bowl Game north berth.

Cierre Wood (Santa Clara, Oxnard): Arguably the state's top back, Wood gained 198 yards rushing, on just eight carries, with three of them going for TDs in an easy 50-8 victory over Kilpatrick of Malibu. Wood added a 12-yard touchdown reception to go with returning the opening kickoff 94 yards for a score.

Robert Woods (Serra, Gardena): The Cavaliers met up with Taft of Woodland Hills in an intersectional showdown of unbeaten clubs and Woods was a big factor in Serra's 49-13 pasting of the Toreadors. Taft trailed 14-7 at halftime, but Serra broke the game open in the third period with three unanswered touchdowns. Woods, who was recently featured in ESPNRISE.com's On the Rise video series, was a one-man wrecking crew with a 15-yard touchdown pass, a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown and two interceptions, including one he returned for a 45-yard touchdown. He also recovered a fumble for good measure. Serra's defense and did a good job of slowing down Taft's D.J. Morgan, who like Woods is one of the top juniors in the state, as he gained only 32 yards on 16 carries.