5A-1 Region I District 2 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!
Jude Dunivin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Amarillo was led to victory by Jude Dunivin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Dunivin rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
Amarillo's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Dunivin and Amarillo will face off against Richland at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 47.25
Amarillo Gets a Boost from Lopez in 45-14 Win
Keeping Dunivin company is Jett Lopez, a fellow Amarillo player. He threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last seven times he's played.
For the season, Lopez has thrown 32 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 277.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 40.07
Tristan Beal Turns in Season-Best Performance
Abilene was led to victory by Tristan Beal, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Beal threw for 187 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Abilene has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Beal and Abilene are on the road again on Friday to play Aledo at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.27
Ryland Bradford's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Ryland Bradford posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 100 yards, and also picked up 97 receiving yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 54 yards.
This season, Bradford has averaged 103.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 38.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.43
Fulton Posts Huge Game in 30-9 Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Coltyn Fulton of Tascosa. Fulton rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Tascosa's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
The victory was the third in a row for Tascosa, bringing their record for this year to 6-5. Fulton and Tascosa will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Saginaw at 6:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 26.97
Other Notable Players
- Oliver Parsons: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.63)
- Reese Cabe: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Ethan Joyner: 100 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
