Deshawn Collins – Football – Junior

   The junior has sparked a potent Pacers running attack despite starting the season expecting to contribute primarily as a wide receiver. After injury slowed senior Deondré Whittington-Grays, Collins stepped in as a nice complement to…

Grant-Sacramento- Football-Junior

   The junior has sparked a potent Pacers running attack despite starting the season expecting to contribute primarily as a wide receiver. After injury slowed senior Deondré Whittington-Grays, Collins stepped in as a nice complement to junior backfield mate Mike Green II as the two seized control of Grant’s rushing game. Collins leads the team with 1,297 yards rushing through eight games, picking up the majority of those yards (1,150) and 16 of his 17 rushing TDs over the last six games for the undefeated Pacers. He has topped 100 yards in each of those 6 games, including a pair of 200-yard efforts to help land Grant at the top of the Delta League standings. He rushed for a season-high 233 yards and 5 TDs in a 54-29 victory over Monterey Trail-Elk Grove and followed that outburst with an effective 131 yards and 2 TDs in a rout of Sheldon.

   IN HIS OWN WORDS: “Our goal is to win state, but we know that every game we have to go out and try to win to keep that goal in sight. If we don’t win a state title, it would not be a disappointment, but it would not be a true success because we would know that we did not finish where we wanted to be.”

HONORABLE MENTION:

Gurman Kaur: The Franklin-Elk Grove junior shot a course-record 62 (10-under) at Wildhawk Golf Club to win the Delta League individual championship and earn league MVP honors.

Nick Yanke: The Millennium-Tracy junior soccer star has racked up 20 goals and nine assists in October to assume the section points lead. He has scored 32 goals and added 17 assists for the season.

Maya Gilardi: The Davis senior outside hitter posted 24 kills in a 3-2 win over Delta League rival St. Francis vaulted Davis into a tight race for the league volleyball title.