Southwest Prep 4A Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Wayne Shanks Jr. Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Thursday, Kinkaid got the W thanks in part to Wayne Shanks Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Shanks Jr. rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
The win was the sixth in a row for Kinkaid, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Shanks Jr. and Kinkaid will square off against Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.00
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Bryce Weatherholt
Bryce Weatherholt continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the season, Weatherholt has averaged 10 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 24.25
Jose Barrenechea Makes It Two for Cooper
Keeping Weatherholt company is Jose Barrenechea, a fellow Cooper player. He picked up a sack and made ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
On the season, Barrenechea has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 20.75
Loggins Posts Huge Game in 25-14 Loss
Another Cooper player making an appearance on this list is Skyler Loggins. He picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards.
This year, Loggins has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 59.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 15.23
Kinkaid Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to David Capobianco
David Capobianco's big game helped extend Kinkaid's winning streak to six on Thursday. Capobianco did his part (and then some), rushing for 17 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
For the year, Capobianco has averaged 150.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 11.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 12.40
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
