Southern California Top Rushing Performances: Week 2
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Drew Barrett Drew Barrett 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Trabuco Hills | 2022 CA , Trabuco Hills, 2022 Barrett has been a great running back at Trabuco Hills for three years now and carried Trabuco Hills to a nice…
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Continue ReadingDrew Barrett Drew Barrett 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Trabuco Hills | 2022 CA , Trabuco Hills, 2022
Barrett has been a great running back at Trabuco Hills for three years now and carried Trabuco Hills to a nice win over Dana Hills. He rushed for a career-high 323 yards and three touchdowns for the Mustangs in a 28-17 win. Trabuco now has a solid passing quarterback in Will Burns which makes them multi-dimensional on offense and a dangerous team. Barrett would be a solid college prospect but he likely has more collegiate opportunities as a baseball player.
Drew Barrett just does not go down. Another 28 yard run puts Trabuco Hills inside the Dana Hills 10 again. Barrett has 238 yards on 24 carries. Trabuco leads Dana, 14-9. @THHSAthletics pic.twitter.com/nBzQ3nhuWw
— South OC Sports (@SouthOCsports) September 4, 2021
Kobe Boykin Kobe Boykin 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Los Alamitos | 2024 CA , Orange, 2024
Boykin was held dormant offensively in week one by Villa Park, but had a breakout offensive game against Yorba Linda. The sophomore rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns, including long touchdown runs of 80 and 58 yards. Boykin is the No. 14 overall prospect in California’s 2024 class and the No. 3 athlete. He can make big plays with the ball and I like him as a cornerback as well.
Just a few highlights @kobe_4thawin game vs yorba linda great game by both teams shootout @SteveFryer @mikehuntley63 @prepzone @ocvarsity @prowaytraining on to next week 🙏🏾😎
8 more games to fix it pic.twitter.com/mRl6OUxVJR— Timothy Boykin (@boykin_timothy) September 5, 2021
Semaj Harris, Verbum Dei, 2022
Harris is the leading rusher in the Southern Section so far and top five in the state. He had a huge game in a close 18-7 win over Maranatha. Harris rushed for 251 yards on 18 carries with three touchdowns for the Eagles. He already has 753 yards through three games and all three games were within two scores in competitive games. None of his stats are garbage time stats which earns him bonus points for me.
If you want an early coach of the year candidate, how about Kevin Smith from Verbum Dei. Team is off to a 3-0 start, led by running back Semaj Harris, who had 174 yards rushing vs. Hawthorne, 328 vs. Morningside, 251 vs. Maranatha.
— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) September 3, 2021
Payton Iten, Holtville, 2022
Holtville had a nice win over Hoover last week and Payton Iten and his brother Seth ran all over Hoover. Payton ran for 157 yards on 20 carries with four touchdowns and Seth ran for 108 yards. Holtville rushed for 352 yards and ran the ball all but four plays in the game. Holtville’s running game has carried the team to the 3-0 start and Payton Iten is a huge reason why.
Kenny Manassero Kenny Manassero 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Mission Viejo | 2022 CA , Mission Viejo, 2022
Manassero has had a slow start to the season, but the Diablos played tough defenses in Apple Valley and Servite. He had a breakthrough game against Long Beach Poly in week two, rushing for nearly 100 yards and three touchdowns. A major part of his production was the Diablos getting some of their offensive line healthy again and playing well. Rashad Beckham Rashad Beckham 5'11" | 270 lbs | OL Mission Viejo | 2022 CA was playing center for Mission Viejo and Shlomo Bass returned after missing the Servite game. Manassero has great speed and can make big plays in the running and passing game.
Not bad for your first interview kid. 😎
Reporter @annacconnelly talks with our player of the game @KennyManassero after an impressive night in a @missionfootball victory!#GOTW | #SoCal | @CIFSS pic.twitter.com/nKW6yeRKVt
— PrepZone (@prepzone) September 4, 2021
Other top performers:
Melvin Adams, North Hollywood
Emmanuel Barajas, Yucaipa
Beau Bruins, Ramona
Matthew Caldera, Vista Murrieta
Jayden Campbell, Rosemead
Jaden Cassidy, Capistrano Valley
Chase Christner, Aliso Niguel
Kayden Collins, Canoga Park
Jayson Cortes, Centennial
Jason Costa Jason Costa 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Santa Ana | 2022 CA , Santa Ana
Kelvin Duran, Arleta
Gavin Galzote, Vista Murrieta
Mike Gorbea, Diamond Bar
Vance Johnson, California
Lance Kneriem, Newbury Park
Tyler Kovalkin, Yorba Linda
Troy Leigber, Laguna Hills
Desean Norwood, Lakeside
Jaydn Ott, Norco
Tahj Owens Tahj Owens 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Loyola | 2022 State CA , Loyola
Tomas Ramirez, Cypress
Connor Rath, Poway
Roderick Robinson II Roderick Robinson II 6'1" | 220 lbs | RB Lincoln (San Diego) | 2023 State CA , Lincoln
Adan Rodriguez, Maywood CES
Owen Smith, El Modena
Cooper Whitton, Santa Fe Christian