4A-2 Region II District 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Alfonso Gonzales Dazzles in Caddo Mills Loss
Starting off the list is Caddo Mills's Alfonso Gonzales, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gonzales threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Those 70 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This season, Gonzales has thrown 11 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 282.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.13
Mateo Gonzalez put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Thursday. He rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
The victory was the third in a row for Krum, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Gonzalez and Krum will take on Ford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.85
Holden Bremer Makes It Two for Caddo Mills
The second Caddo Mills player making an appearance here is Holden Bremer, and for good reason. He picked up 161 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards.
Bremer might have his next game, a home matchup with Sunnyvale, circled on his calendar. Bremer rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 59 receiving yards the last time he and the duked it out back in September.
Gamescore: 28.68
Taber Posts Huge Game in 48-0 Victory
The second Krum player making an appearance here is Ty Taber, and for good reason. He threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
For the year, Taber has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 262.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 24.8 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 43.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.50
A Season-Best Performance from Blake Monden Leads Sanger over Farmersville
On Thursday, Sanger had to settle for second even though Blake Monden put up the best numbers he has all season. Monden wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss). The matchup was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles.
This season, Monden has averaged 6.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Austin Martin: 40 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 22.38)
- Lane Larson: 140 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.92)
- Jj Mikas: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Tripp Welch: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
