Here’s who fans picked as the Stanislaus District’s football Player of the Week

Patterson running back Jeremiah Lugo had a career day against Mountain House.

In his first season as a varsity starter, the junior helped Patterson High advance to 2-0 with a 35-21 home win over the Mustangs.

Lugo got it done on both sides of the ball, rushing for a touchdown and a career high 163 yards on offense and recording three tackles and a first half pick six in the Tigers’ second win of the season. The fans noticed, voting him The Bee’s Football Player of the Week.

Lugo finished first, earning 45% of the more than 45,000 votes in the weekly poll. He came in ahead of Modesto’s Vanntheesouk Dam and Hughson’s Alexander Villarreal who finished second and third, respectively.

This story was originally published September 1, 2023 at 1:16 PM.

Quinton Hamilton

The Modesto Bee

Quinton Hamilton covers high school sports for The Modesto Bee. He is a Southern California native and received his bachelor’s degree from Pacific Union College and a master’s in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Quinton has worked at the Record-Journal in Meriden and helped on projects at Hearst Connecticut.