2A-1 Region II District 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Gared Wood Delivers Electric Performance Vs Axtell
Gared Wood was instrumental in extending Italy's winning streak to six on Friday. Wood turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards.
Wood must have Axtell's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Wood last faced the Longhorns back in October of 2023, he rushed for 240 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 34.87
Heath Mays Goes Supernova in Itasca Loss
While Heath Mays delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Itasca. Nobody could stop Mays as he rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns.
Itasca's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-4. Mays and Itasca will head out on the road to face off against Rio Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.40
Rio Vista Gets a Boost from Scott in 42-21 Victory
Kaiden Scott posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards.
On the season, Scott has thrown 14 touchdowns while averaging 233.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 5.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
Tate Conley put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 68 receiving yards.
For the year, Conley has averaged 40.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.45
Tristen Moore Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tristen Moore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rio Vista to the win on Friday. Moore wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles.
On the year, Moore has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Buddy Jackson: 147 yards passing; 68 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.20)
- Ashton Huey: 52 yards receiving; 35 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.85)
- Dawson Macklin: 102 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
