TAIAO Division 3 - North (6 Man) 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!
Hayden Yelverton Goes Supernova in Community Christian Loss
Starting off the list is Community Christian's Hayden Yelverton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Yelverton rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
On the season, Yelverton has averaged 25.1 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had ten rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 24.
Gamescore: 89.22
Isaac Kelly and Co. Win Third in a Row
Isaac Kelly's big game helped extend West Texas T's winning streak to three on Friday. Panhandle Christian Home Educators had no answer to Kelly as he rushed for 135 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kelly's longest reception was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
West Texas T pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Kelly and West Texas T are on the road again on Saturday to play Richland Springs at 11:30 a.m.
Gamescore: 74.63
Underclassman Tristan Knight Comes Up Big Against Big Springs Charter
While Saturday's victory was certainly a team effort, someone pulling more than their own weight was underclassman Tristan Knight. Nobody could stop he on Saturday as he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Big Springs Charter's probably not too fond of Knight given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Knight saw the BSCS Hawks), he rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 49.20
Jace Little Makes It Two for Community Christian
Another Community Christian player making an appearance on this list is Jace Little. He rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 109 receiving yards.
For the year, Little has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 100.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 46.75
Johnson Came Up Big in Panhandle Christian Home Educators' 58-19 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Landry Johnson of Panhandle Christian Home Educators. Johnson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Panhandle Christian Home Educators is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Johnson and Panhandle Christian Home Educators will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kress at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 46.12
Other Notable Players
- Parker Dehls: 169 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.83)
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