Southern California Top Rushing Performances: Semifinals

<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="25290" first="Floyd" last="Chalk"], Alemany, 2022</strong> Chalk has been the hottest running back in the state in Alemany’s climb to the Southern Section Division 2 championship game. He rushed for 226 yards on 19 carries with five touchdowns in Alemany’s win over previously undefeated Inglewood. Chalk had 293 yards and another five touchdowns last week against Bishop Amat. https://twitter.com/UTRScouting/status/1462142033619869699?s=20 <strong>Antoine Fowler, Rialto, 2023</strong> Rialto had one of the best running games of the season in a shootout win against Indian Springs. Fowler was the leading running back, rushing for 241 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns. Fowler has rushed for over 1,000 yards in his last four games with 14 touchdowns. https://twitter.com/AntoineFowler4/status/1455076243066396674?s=20 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="187292" first="Jason" last="Jones"], Sierra Canyon, 2022</strong> Jones had a fantastic career at Sierra Canyon and is one of the best running backs in the state. He finished his high school career with 226 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-40 loss to Orange Lutheran in the Division 2 semifinals. Jones has no Division 1 offers right now but took a visit to Nevada recently. https://twitter.com/JasonJonesJr9/status/1462173175358255106?s=20 <strong>Matthew Tinajero, Montclair, 2022</strong> Montclair narrowly beat South Pasadena in the Division 13 semifinals. The Cavaliers’ well-balanced offense was crucial in the win and Tinajero had a big running game. The senior rushed for 248 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns in the 28-21 win. Montclair will play Arlington of Riverside in the championship game this weekend. It is Montclair’s first appearance in a CIF championship game. https://twitter.com/cavcrazies/status/1462984388514250753?s=20 <strong>Ray Warhop, Arlington, 2022</strong> Arlington is making a Cinderella type run through the Division 13 playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 2-8 record. Warhop was dominant for the Lions in a win over Anaheim in the semifinals. The senior rushed for 225 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Arlington. The Lions will once again need a big game from Warhop if they want to beat Montclair and win a CIF championship. https://twitter.com/MAlvarez02/status/1461931142404198401?s=20 <hr /> <em><strong>Other top performers:</strong></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sone Aupiu, St. Anthony</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Erick Barrios, Compton</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25225" first="Raleek" last="Brown"], Mater Dei</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Caden Campuzano, Claremont</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25365" first="Izzy" last="Carter"], Centennial</span> Dominic Castaneda, Liberty Kayden Collins, Canoga Park <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25286" first="Noah" last="Fifita"], Servite</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25271" first="Max" last="Garrison"], St. Francis</span> Rashawn Jackson, Venice <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jack Keays, El Modena</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Matthew Kraskouskas, Mira Costa</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25233" first="Rayshon" last="Luke"], St. John Bosco</span> Cheo Medina, Northview <span style="font-weight: 400;">Dustin Reynolds, Apple Valley</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="145173" first="Roderick" last="Robinson II"], Lincoln</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Devin Samples, Long Beach Poly</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="141906" first="Lucky" last="Sutton"], Cathedral Catholic</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="187307" first="Houston" last="Thomas"], Servite</span>