Ben Parietti Carmichael – Football

The running back led a powerful running attack with a Holy Bowl-record 280 yards on the ground in the Marauders’ 52-28 victory over Christian Brothers. Parietti took a handoff on the first play from scrimmage and raced 80 yards for the first of four touchdowns on a night where he made himself the latest legend of the storied rivalry. Jesuit rushed for nearly 500 yards with the 5-foot-9 speedster accounting for more than…

   The running back led a powerful running attack with a Holy Bowl-record 280 yards on the ground in the Marauders’ 52-28 victory over Christian Brothers. Parietti took a handoff on the first play from scrimmage and raced 80 yards for the first of four touchdowns on a night where he made himself the latest legend of the storied rivalry. Jesuit rushed for nearly 500 yards with the 5-foot-9 speedster accounting for more than half. He added a pair of 2-point conversion runs to give him 28 points under the lights at Hughes Stadium. For the season, Parietti has run for 444 yards and found the end zone 6 times.

   SportStars: When you scored on the first play, did you have any idea that you might be in for a good night?

   Ben Parietti: Not really. We just love to hit opponents hard on the first play, and the line just gave me a hole to run through. It was awesome to hear the crowd after the run.

   SSM: How exciting was it for you to have a huge game in the Holy Bowl?

   BP: I have been coming to the Holy Bowl since I was in elementary school, so it was kind of special to do this tonight. I had never scored in the Holy Bowl before, so I was happy to be able to do that.

   SSM: Did you and your teammates feel added pressure from all of the build-up leading up to the game?

   BP: We know it’s a big deal and there is a lot of attention on this game. We try to make it like a normal game, but it’s not.

HONORABLE MENTION

Jaymee-Lee Bulda —The Christian Brothers senior setter had 134 assists, 53 digs, 51 aces, 9 blocks, and 8 kills during a four-game stretch in which the Falcons defeated El Camino, Rocklin, Oak Ridge and Rio Americano.

Anthony Baumgart —The Antelope senior made eight tackles and recorded three sacks to help the Titans to a narrow 27-24 football win over visiting Woodcreek. Baumgart has four sacks and 27 tackles for the season. 

Celeste Brown —The Rio Americano senior led the Raiders water polo team to a come-from-behind 8-6 win over St. Francis-Sacramento with two goals to improve the team’s record to 4-3.