3A-1 Region III District 9 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!
Zak Leija Turns in Season-Best Effort
Zak Leija produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Teague to the win on Thursday. Leija rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the third in a row for Teague, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. Leija and Teague have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Hitchcock at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 43.35
Jaylon Shed Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Jaylon Shed continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game with at least 130 rushing yards. He rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.5) per game.
This season, Shed has averaged 27.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 61.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.95
Cole Made His Presence Known in Teague's 36-14 Victory
Another Teague player making an appearance on this list is Jaden Cole. He forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles.
This season, Cole has averaged 10.7 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 22.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 35.89 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 32.10
Kohl Collins Makes It Two for Fairfield
The second Fairfield player making an appearance here is Kohl Collins, and for good reason. He threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
On the year, Collins has thrown 41 touchdowns while averaging 295.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.47
Brayden Wilson Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Brayden Wilson of Diboll. Wilson rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 70 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Wilson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 109 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 30.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.37
Other Notable Players
- Michael Mosley: 100 yards rushing; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 27.58)
- Finn Smith: 123 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.22)
- Tyrece Mcmillan: 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.27)
- Connor Colvert: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.97)
- Khalil Appel: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
