5A-1 Region I 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!
Ryland Bradford Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Abilene's Ryland Bradford, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bradford's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 113 receiving yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 69 yards.
The victory (which was Abilene's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Bradford and Abilene will be playing at home against Tascosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.13
Ethan Joyner Delivers Best Effort of Season
Abilene was led to victory by Ethan Joyner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Joyner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Joyner has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 94.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.40
Coronado Gets a Boost from Finch in 34-31 Win
Coronado's six-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Demarion Finch. Caprock had no answer to Finch on Friday as he rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Finch has posted since back in August.
On the season, Finch has averaged 34.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to seven.
Gamescore: 35.68
Tristan Beal Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tristan Beal produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Abilene to the win on Thursday. Beal threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
For the season, Beal has thrown 11 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 122 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.57
Xavier Vargas' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Caprock had to settle for second even though Xavier Vargas put up the best numbers he has all season. Vargas rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
Caprock is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Vargas will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Lubbock on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.18
Other Notable Players
- Tj Tillman: 89 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Juan De La Cruz: 169 yards passing; 23 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.27)
- Isaiah Vazquez: 252 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Andrew Apodaca: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Dominic Parrish: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.60)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
