Bartlett’s Makisi Poleo is averaging nearly 13 yards per carry in 2024. Photo by Stephanie Burgoon/Alaska Sports Report
Bartlett High running back Makisi Poleo has lapped the Cook Inlet Conference three weeks into the high school football season and threatens to run away with the rushing title.
The 220-pound bruiser is averaging 12.9 yards per carry and has piled up 620 yards on the season, twice as many as his closest competitors heading into Week 4.
Poleo is coming off a 220-yard, two-touchdown performance against Eagle River that included sprints of 83 and 57 yards. He didn’t even play a full game, racking up only seven carries and averaging 31.4 yards per touch.
Last year, Poleo finished his junior season with 984 rushing yards. At this rate, he is on pace to reach 1,000 yards by Week 5 and could flirt with the vaunted 2K benchmark.
West’s Zephaniah Sailele ranks second in the CIC with 284 yards, although he did most of his heavy lifting in the first two weeks and was a nonfactor in Week 3 against Lathrop.
Poleo’s teammate Andre Jameson is third in the conference with 267 rushing yards, and like Poleo, Jameson is an explosive playmaker who averages 11.1 yards per carry. In last week’s 42-12 win over Eagle River, Jameson furnished 147 yards and a 71-yard score.
CIC Football
Week 4
Friday
Colony at Bartlett
Juneau at Bishop Union (CA)
South at Wasilla
Saturday
Service at East
West at Dimond
The stats are much closer among receivers, with East’s Brandon Young and South’s Landon Drumm separated by just five yards.
Young has hauled in 20 receptions with three TDs and a league-best 317 yards. He is coming off a 7-103-1 stat line against Central East of Fresno, California, and was the only bright spot in a 49-21 loss.
Drumm ranks second in the CIC with 312 yards on a league-high 25 receptions. He has two TDs.
Dimond’s Josiah James is third with 271 yards, followed by West’s David Sanders with 236.
Sanders is coming off a monster game against Lathrop in which he posted a sensational stat line of 14-166-2. His 14 receptions were the most for a West wideout since Shanai Leon’s 15 catches in 2015.
South’s Landon Drumm keeps his eye on the ball. Photo by Stephanie Burgoon/Alaska Sports Report
CIC Offensive Leaders
| PASSER | YARDS | COMP | TD |
| Cole Yarrington, South | 669 | 58% | 5 |
| Jethro DeCastro, West | 652 | 62% | 6 |
| Cayden Pili, Dimond | 519 | 48% | 4 |
| Toa Samoa, East | 434 | 59% | 3 |
| Silas Freeman, Bartlett | 338 | 43% | 2 |
| RUSHER | YARDS | CAR | TD |
| Makisi Poleo, Bartlett | 620 | 48 | 3 |
| Zephaniah Sailele, West | 284 | 34 | 2 |
| Andre Jameson, Bartlett | 267 | 24 | 4 |
| Sam Sarof, Juneau | 191 | 50 | 2 |
| Joey Savaiinaea, Dimond | 161 | 14 | 1 |
| RECEIVER | YARDS | REC | TD |
| Brandon Young, East | 317 | 20 | 3 |
| Landon Drumm, South | 312 | 25 | 2 |
| Josiah James, Dimond | 271 | 11 | 2 |
| David Sanders, West | 236 | 20 | 4 |
| Jayden Johnson, Juneau | 161 | 8 | 2 |
West’s Christian Faletoi leads the CIC in tackles and interceptions. Photo by Stephanie Burgoon/Alaska Sports Report
CIC Defensive Leaders
| PLAYER | TACKLES |
| Christian Faletoi, West | 35 |
| Thomas Jones, South | 34 |
| Isaiah Douyon, South | 33 |
| Gabe Fisher, South | 32 |
| Richie French, Dimond | 25 |
| PLAYER | SACKS |
| Gabe Fisher, South | 7 |
| Thomas Jones, South | 4 |
| George Lane, East | 2 |
| Leonidas Mata, West | 2 |
| Lamarr Heanu, Dimond | 1.5 |
| PLAYER | INT |
| Pea Asailevia, Dimond | 2 |
| Alex Borke, Dimond | 2 |
| Daniel Campbell, Juneau | 2 |
| Caleb Cooke, Dimond | 2 |
| Christian Faletoi, West | 2 |
| Dylan Sanders, West | 2 |
