2A-1 Region II District 7 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!
Gared Wood Goes Supernova in Italy Victory
Gared Wood was instrumental in extending Italy's winning streak to six on Friday. Axtell had no answer to Wood as he rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Wood really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run.
Axtell's probably not too fond of Wood given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Wood saw the Longhorns), he rushed for 240 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 34.87
Heath Mays Dazzles in Itasca Defeat
Itasca had to settle for second on Friday, but Heath Mays sure wasn't going down easily. Mays turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns.
Itasca dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. Mays and Itasca will venture away from home to take on Rio Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Scott Came Up Big in Rio Vista's 42-21 Victory
Kaiden Scott posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards.
On the year, Scott has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 233.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
Tate Conley put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 68 receiving yards.
On the year, Conley has averaged 40.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.45
Tristen Moore Turns in Season-Best Effort
Rio Vista was led to victory by Tristen Moore, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Moore wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The contest was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles.
On the season, Moore has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Buddy Jackson: 147 yards passing; 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Ashton Huey: 52 yards receiving; 35 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.85)
- Dawson Macklin: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
