6A Region II District 9 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dirk Williams Jr. Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sachse was led to victory by Dirk Williams Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams Jr. threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
The win (which was Sachse's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Williams Jr. and Sachse will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Garland at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.50
Deangelo Perales Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday DeAngelo Perales stepped things up a notch to give Naaman Forest the 'W'. Perales was excellent, rushing for 127 yards on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 168 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.5).
The win got Naaman Forest back to even at 3-3. They and Wylie East are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.10
Keandrae Little Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Sachse got the W thanks in part to Keandrae Little playing the best football he has all season. Little rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 85 yards.
For the year, Little has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 61.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.60
Ali Vinson Makes It Two for Naaman Forest
The second Naaman Forest player making an appearance here is Ali Vinson, and for good reason. He rushed for 49 yards.
On the season, Vinson has averaged 11.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.90
A Season-Best Performance from Derrick Obi Leads Naaman Forest over Lakeview Centennial
Naaman Forest was led to victory by Derrick Obi, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Obi rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Obi has run in those 2 touchdowns while averaging 45.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.40
Other Notable Players
- Kaliq Lockett: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.70)
- Santana Quinn: 100 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.33)
- Brendon Haygood: 58 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.48)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
