School: Murrieta Valley

Sport: Football

Year: Senior

Noteworthy: Hoze, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound running back, racked up 182 yards on 29 carries and scored five touchdowns in leading Murrieta Valley to a 35-19, season-opening win over Rancho Cucamonga. Hoze scored on runs of 8 and 30 yards in the first quarter, and he added touchdown runs of 1, 9 and 19 yards in the second half. Over his past 10 games for the Nighthawks, Hoze has rushed for 1,417 yards and scored 24 touchdowns. Hoze will look to keep his strong run going Friday night, when Murrieta Valley plays host to Servite in a nonleague game.