5A-1 Region IV District 14 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!
Ethan Salinas Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Nixon's Ethan Salinas, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Salinas threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Nixon now has a winning record of 4-3. Salinas and Nixon will play host again on Friday to welcome Jay, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 49.07
Nicholas Rios Delivers Electric Effort Vs Cigarroa
Nicholas Rios's big game helped extend Jay's winning streak to six on Thursday. Rios was unstoppable, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Jay pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Rios and Jay will venture away from home to take on Nixon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.00
Southwest Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Tyson Deen
Tyson Deen was instrumental in extending Southwest's winning streak to six on Friday. South San Antonio had no answer to Deen as he forced two fumbles and made eight total tackles. Deen also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making eight total tackles.
South San Antonio had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Deen it was a similar story. When Deen last faced the Bobcats back in October of 2023, he forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 35.73
Hugo Ramos Makes It Two for Nixon
Another Nixon player making an appearance on this list is Hugo Ramos. He picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Ramos has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 60.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.90
Desimus Rodriguez Turns in Season-Best Performance
Southwest Legacy was led to victory by Desimus Rodriguez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rodriguez wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his seventh straight with ten or more total tackles.
The win was the third in a row for Southwest Legacy, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Rodriguez and Southwest Legacy will face off against Southwest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Damarcus Shynett: 40 yards receiving; 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.58)
- Jayden Pritchett: 63 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Humberto Silva: 115 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.67)
- Ahmad Polk: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Miles Gutierrez: 87 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
