6A Region III District 23 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Kaleb Bailey Dazzles in North Shore Win
North Shore picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kaleb Bailey. Bailey was dynamite, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 123 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 129 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
North Shore pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Bailey and North Shore will welcome King at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.50
Blake Thomas and Co. Win Third in a Row
Blake Thomas was instrumental in extending Summer Creek's winning streak to three on Saturday. Thomas was unstoppable, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Thomas has thrown 22 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 215.8 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had 12 passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.57
A Season-Best Effort from Braylin Causey Leads Summer Creek over Humble
On Saturday, Summer Creek got the W thanks in part to Braylin Causey playing the best football he has all season. Causey rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Causey has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 54.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.40
Toulon Made His Presence Known in King's 21-20 Loss
King was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Dominick Toulon did his best to prevent it. Kingwood had no answer to Toulon as he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Kingwood had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Toulon it was a similar story. When Toulon last faced the Mustangs back in October of 2023, he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 25.75
Jerald Fransaw Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jerald Fransaw posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 182 yards.
On the season, Fransaw has averaged 45.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Josiah Pratt: 8 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Zarion Hogg: 2 interception and 3 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Cade Haug: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 15.68)
- D?Andre Hardeman Jr.: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.38)
- Jailen Monegan: 85 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.08)
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