A-I District 4 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!
Pj Faul Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Haskell got the W thanks in part to Pj Faul playing the best football he has all season. Faul rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Haskell's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. Faul and Haskell will face off against Hulbert at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 73.37
Jaseir Posey Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Underclassman Jaseir Posey came into Thursday's game looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He showed up in a big way on Thursday, throwing for 244 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
This season, Posey has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 339.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.77
Botts Came Up Big in Hulbert's 60-16 Defeat
Hulbert had to settle for second on Thursday, but Cody Botts sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Botts as he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Hulbert's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Botts and Hulbert will host Haskell at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 37.35
Noah Ellis Makes It Two for Haskell
The second Haskell player making an appearance here is Noah Ellis, and for good reason. He forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
For the season, Ellis has averaged 4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.50
Lubbock Drake Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Lubbock Drake of Warner. Drake forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles.
On the season, Drake has averaged 12.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 17.83 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 30.98
Other Notable Players
- Aden Reeves: 73 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Jaxson Cash: 154 yards passing; 44 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.07)
- Acetin Rowell: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Aj Lyons-Jerrell: 51 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.90)
- Brett Lindley: 39 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
