5A District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Cazares Posts Huge Game in 44-40 Loss
Starting off the list is Artesia's Izac Cazares, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cazares threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Artesia's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Cazares and Artesia are taking a road trip to challenge Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.53
Frankie Galindo Makes It Two for Artesia
Keeping Cazares company is Frankie Galindo, a fellow Artesia player. He picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
Galindo and Artesia will take on Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Rockets, probably because Galindo had a solid game then too: he rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.20
Kyler Reaves Dazzles in Lovington Loss
Lovington was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Kyler Reaves did his best to prevent it. Reaves was unstoppable, making 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Lovington's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. Reaves and Lovington will look to defend their home field on Friday against Deming at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.00
Camon Ochoa Makes It Two for Lovington
Keeping Reaves company is Camon Ochoa, a fellow Lovington player. He rushed for 16 yards.
For the season, Ochoa has averaged 20.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.28
Kaden Grantham Delivers Best Performance of Season
Artesia came up short on Friday despite Kaden Grantham delivering his best game to date. Grantham picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is becoming a predictor of Artesia's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the year, Grantham has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Mathew Prudencio: 219 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Nicholas Vierra: 133 yards passing; 83 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
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