3A District 3 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!
Cohen Tomasits Delivers Best Effort of Season
Cohen Tomasits produced his most outstanding game to date while leading New Mexico Military Institute to the win on Thursday. Tomasits rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Tomasits might have his next game, a road matchup with Ruidoso, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Tomasits saw the Warriors), he rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.35
Seidenberger Posts Huge Game in 33-21 Win
Another New Mexico Military Institute player making an appearance on this list is Cole Seidenberger. He rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 142 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
For the year, Seidenberger has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 61.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 47.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.07
Socorro was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Isaiah Ocampo did his best to prevent it. Ocampo turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Socorro moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Ocampo and Socorro will head out to challenge Cobre at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 33.30
Noah Martinez Makes It Three for New Mexico Military Institute
Another New Mexico Military Institute player making an appearance on this list is Noah Martinez. He picked up 60 receiving yards. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
For the season, Martinez has averaged 10 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.08
Joel Ortega Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Joel Ortega of Ruidoso. Ortega picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 62 yards.
Ruidoso dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Ortega and Ruidoso will square off against New Mexico Military Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.07
Other Notable Players
- Mason Fikany: 44 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
