Reyez Ortiz, Hillcrest…

Hillcrest senior running back Reyez Ortiz has been selected InlandFieldhouse.com’s Player of the Week after his overwhelmingly dominant performance in a 56-41 victory over Valley View in a CIF-Southern Section Week 10 game on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.

Ortiz had 23 carries for 246 yards and six touchdowns as Hillcrest (9-1 overall, 5-0 Sunbelt) secured its first Sunbelt League title heading into the CIFSS Division 5 playoffs. The Trojans host Muir in a first-round game on Nov. 6.

Ortiz currently ranks first in CIFSS in carries (249), rushing touchdowns (28) and yards per carry (7.57) for any player with more than 200 carries this season. He ranks third in CIFSS and seventh in the state in rushing yards (1,884).

ALSO CONSIDERED:
QB Mario Gallo (DCA) – 10-15-0-212 & 3 TDs w/ 9-55 & TD
RB Derek Fraembs (Bloomington) – 17-213 & 4 TDs
WR Kiko Farinas (Chaparral) – 9-181 & TD

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