Senior Paul Alvarez rushes for 125 yards and three scores two weeks after his mother's death to lead Chula Vista to a win over La Jolla Country Day in season opener
Chula Vista High’s Paul Alvarez never had a harder game to play. He never played a harder game either.
“Honestly it was really hard not having my No. 1 supporter here with me tonight,” said Alvarez, whose gutty performance included being the game’s leading rusher and scoring three touchdowns. “I think, no I know, she would be very proud of me tonight.”Despite all that is going on in his life, Alvarez needed his teammates, and they needed him. He rushed for a game-high 118 yards on 25 carries, scoring on TD runs of 7, 1 and 25 yards.
With Alvarez pounding the ball on the ground, the Spartans answered right back. Quarterback Izaac Baca combined with Elijah Gillespie for a 42-yard scoring strike. “ really got our energy up,” said Perkins. “But tonight we did it all for his mom. We love Paul to death and would do anything for him. That’s my running back; that’s my second family.”
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