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.jpg "Here are The Fresno Bee high school football Player of the Week nominees from the Central Section semifinals from left to right: QB Lawrence Stell of Washington Union, RB Tyree Martin of Dos Palos, QB Ian Kirby of Buchanan, WR Aaron Blancas of Selma and QB Finn Collins of San Joaquin Memorial.")
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The nominees for The Fresno Bee high school football Player of the Week each helped his team reach this week’s Central Section championship game.
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Here are the nominees:
RB Tyree Martin, Dos Palos: He had a huge game, rushing 16 times for 328 yards and three touchdowns in the Broncos’ 40-21 Division V semifinal win over Yosemite. His rushing yardage total was the third-best in school history, according to section historian Bob Barnett.
QB Lawrence Stell, Washington Union: Stell ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 39 seconds left to help the Panthers beat Porterville 27-23 in Division IV.
WR Aaron Blancas, Selma: He was a touchdown machine for the Bears. He had five receptions for 173 yards and three touchdowns (53, 19, 50 from Joey Ramirez) in Selma’s 27-7 win over Kennedy, setting up a D-IV championship showdown with Washington Union.
QB Ian Kirby, Buchanan: The sophomore led the Bears to a 27-0 Division I victory over Liberty-Bakersfield when he completed 11 of 18 passing for 299 yards and three touchdowns.
QB Finn Collins, San Joaquin Memorial: He was 11 of 14 for 236 yards passing in a 46-21 victory over St. Joseph. He had three passing touchdowns and two rushing TDs.
This story was originally published November 25, 2019 at 11:36 AM.
