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Monterey Trail’s Nahhas rumbles into record books

By John Hull, Elk Grove Citizen, 11/28/14, 1:30AM PST

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After further review, Monterey Trail High School senior running back Trey Nahhas rushed for 398 yards in a 51-45 shootout last Friday in Merced. That came on 39 carries, according to offensive coordinator Rick Arcuri.

In an email to the Citizen Sunday, Arcuri claimed he was incorrect in posting on Maxpreps 407 as the total number of yards Nahhas gained in a record-setting performance to place Monterey Trail in Friday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division I semifinal at Folsom.

“I feel like it should be accurate,” Arcuri wrote. “Film doesn’t lie.”

Nahhas scored five touchdowns, plus a two-point conversion in the win.

Equally impressive, too, was the fact two-way starter Neville Bood had 15 tackles, 10 of them unassisted.

Nahhas gave all the credit for the huge night to his offensive line of Rodney Spidell, Jamal Tatum, Morris Love, Anthony Almonte, Javonte Collier, Bood, TaWayne Malone and Dupri Stewart.

“If it wasn’t for them, it wouldn’t have happened,” Nahhas said.

He said averaging 10 yards a carry was something that didn’t totally surprise him.

“We just stuck to what we know,” Nahhas said. “We practice as we play and we had a good week of practice. We took that into the playoffs.”

Now after 12 games, he’s gained 2,534 yards, an average of 211 per game and 7.9 yards carry. He leads the Sac-Joaquin Section in rushing yards and touchdowns (33).

But, in Folsom, the Mustangs will have their toughest opponent of the season. The undefeated Bulldogs are aiming for a second straight Division I title behind talented quarterback Jake Browning.

The senior has completed almost 70 percent of his passes for 4,300 yards, an average of 358 yards per game.

He has a pair of 1,000-plus yard receivers in Cole Thompson (60 catches, 1,272 yards, 25 touchdowns) and Josiah Deguara (89 catches, 1,363 yards, 21 touchdowns).

If the Mustangs can pull the upset, though, it might considered among the biggest surprises in state history.