5A-1 Region I District 3 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!
Malaki Lockhart Turns in Season-Best Performance
Malaki Lockhart produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fossil Ridge to the win on Friday. Lockhart threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
With the win, Fossil Ridge broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. Lockhart and Fossil Ridge will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Brewer at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 65.37
Kates Came Up Big in Richland's 51-14 Victory
Drew Kates was a major factor in Richland's win over Granbury on Friday. Nobody could stop Kates as he threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Kates and Richland will head out to take on Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Kates up against the Bearcats' star quarterback Gavin Beard. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 32.13
Kingdom Tatum Turns in Another Game with at Least Ten Total Tackles
On Friday, Fossil Ridge got the W thanks in part to Kingdom Tatum playing the best football he has all season. Tatum wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with ten or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Tatum has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
A Season-Best Effort from Terrance Lopez Leads Denton over Fossil Ridge
Denton came up short on Friday despite Terrance Lopez delivering his best game to date. Lopez threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards.
Denton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lopez and Denton are taking a road trip to square off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.37
Brady Jones Delivers Electric Effort Vs Denton
Another Fossil Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Brady Jones. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Jones has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Hagen Hughes: 109 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Jayden Cowan: (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Jordan Cedillo: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Peyton Cundiff: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Draylon Galloway: 57 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
