Prep player of the week: Chaffey's Ronald Douglas
The Chaffey High School senior running back played just one half in Friday's 34-10 win over Alta Loma but still managed to pile up 229 yards and three TDs on just 19 carries. THAT'S 12 YARDS A CARRY. And he played defense.
Douglas' performance didn't come against stellar competition seeing as Friday marked the first game under new head coach Jose Fuentes for an Alta Loma team that went 4-6 last season. But Douglas was out of the game after the first possession of the second half. In other words, he was on pace for circa 400 yards and 6 TDs.
Chaffey's glued-to-the-ground offense is far from diverse, allowing Douglas to accumulate that many carries in two quarters. But the defense knows to play the run and still nearly a third of Douglas' carries went for over 10 yards. Splitting time as a junior last season, Douglas ran for 1,387 yards and 12 TDs. It'll be fun to see what he can do as the primary option this year.
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Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.
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