Good Sports: Orosi High School running back dominating with championship hopes

OROSI, Calif. (KFSN) -- Jason De La Cruz is 1 of the champion moving backs successful the Central Valley.

The elder is ranked archetypal successful the conception and 4th successful California successful full rushing yards, coming disconnected a four-touchdown crippled to get his Cardinals to the Division VI semis.

"The occurrence for my elder year, I didn't deliberation I would bash this bully coming backmost from an injury," helium said.

Jason missed his full inferior play aft breaking his fibula and tibia.

Coming backmost for his last twelvemonth was ne'er successful question. Head Coach Ben White is simply a crushed for Jason's confidence.

"He's been telling maine to enactment out, bash everything I tin to marque definite my limb is 100% and he's ever been pushing maine to bash my best," De La Cruz said.

As a erstwhile backmost himself, manager White's rushing onslaught is an Orosi specialty.

"We bash things astatine Orosi that different places don't do," White said.

In his 9 years with the Cardinals, Coach White has had 5 moving backs unreserved for implicit 2,000 yards.

"If you're the starting moving backmost astatine Orosi High School, that means something," White said. "You're going to beryllium 1 of the champion moving backs successful the Valley, and we've proved that twelvemonth aft year."

Before Friday's semi-final crippled against Mira Monte, De La Cruz is simply a gait distant from 2,400 rushing yards. The Cardinals are facing different moving backmost successful the 2,000-yard club.

De La Cruz and the Cards big the Lions, with the victor headed to the Division VI title game.

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