4A-1 Region II District 6 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!
Cardea Collier Dazzles in Alvarado Victory
Cardea Collier's big game helped extend Alvarado's winning streak to six on Thursday. Collier was unstoppable, throwing for 242 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Alvarado pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Collier and Alvarado will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Worth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.93
Garion Peoples Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Lake Worth got the W thanks in part to Garion Peoples playing the best football he has all season. Peoples rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Lake Worth moved to 1-5 with that victory, which also ended their eight-game losing streak. Peoples and Lake Worth will square off against Alvarado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.60
Belton Made His Presence Known in Alvarado's 48-14 Win
Alvarado picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Demarcus Belton. Belton did his part (and then some), rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
This season, Belton has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 28 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.02
Alvarado Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Lance Sansom
Alvarado picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Lance Sansom. Sansom turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 54 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
For the year, Sansom has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.98
Riley Bingham Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Riley Bingham of Kennedale. Bingham rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
The victory made it two in a row for Kennedale and bumps their season record up to 2-4. Bingham and Kennedale have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Life Waxahachie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.70
Other Notable Players
- Gavin Tovar: 116 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 36.68)
- James Hicks: 56 yards passing; 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.23)
- Gavin Godley: 1 interception (1TD) and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Jose Henderson: 96 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Jaden Garrett: 24 yards rushing; 133 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
