6A Region III District 17 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Javier Denson Leads Stratford over Northbrook
Javier Denson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Stratford to the win on Friday. Denson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
Denson and Stratford are taking a road trip to face off against Jersey Village at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The game will pit Denson up against the Falcons' star running back Devin Pickney. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 37.97
Big Game from Burns As Cypress Falls Won 52-0
Kaleb Burns was a major factor in Cypress Falls's victory over Cypress Creek on Saturday. Burns did his part (and then some), picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
This season, Burns has averaged 7.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.4 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.8 defended passes.
Gamescore: 29.75
Noel Tovar's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Cypress Ridge over Memorial
Noel Tovar continued his hot streak on Saturday by dropping his third-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made ten total tackles.
Cypress Ridge is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Tovar and Cypress Ridge will square off against Cypress Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.25
James Harris Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Cypress Falls got the W thanks in part to James Harris playing the best football he has all season. Harris picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
For the year, Harris has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 0.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.75
Austin Alpe Puts an End to Memorial's Losing Streak on Saturday
Thanks in part to Austin Alpe, Memorial said goodbye to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season. Alpe produced his best game of the campaign on Saturday: he threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. Those 47 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Alpe will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Cy-Fair on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.87
Other Notable Players
- Shyrone Williams: 3 sacks and 3 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Rennie Grismore: 1 interception and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Aaron Deleon: 118 yards passing; 22 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.67)
- Kaden Mccarty: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Julian Rogalski: 55 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.20)
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