5A-1 Region II District 8 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!
Jett Walker Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Georgetown got the W thanks in part to Jett Walker playing the best football he has all season. Walker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards.
This year, Walker has averaged 171.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.20
A Season-Best Performance from Tekoa Martin Leads Lake Belton over Glenn
Tekoa Martin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lake Belton to the win on Friday. Martin rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Martin has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 61.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Underclassman Evan Blair Comes Up Big Against Lake Belton
Even if Glenn couldn't beat Lake Belton on Friday, underclassman Evan Blair still had a big game. Blair was dynamite, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Glenn is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Blair and Glenn will play host again on Friday to welcome Cedar Park, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 34.68
Leander Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Garrett Peitz
Garrett Peitz was instrumental in extending Leander's winning streak to three on Friday. Peitz was unstoppable, picking up five receiving yards.
On the year, Peitz has averaged 30.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.33
Blair Came Up Big in East View's 31-29 Defeat
Ty Blair posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards on only 14 carries. He is becoming a predictor of East View's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
East View's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. Blair and East View will head out on the road to take on Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Other Notable Players
- David Cooper: 320 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.73)
- Gavin Owens: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.30)
- Jj Ortiz: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.20)
- Maverik Maddux: 183 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Keaton Gordon: 54 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 39 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
