5A-1 Region III District 9 Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 2:06am

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5A-1 Region III District 9 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!

Trae Clark Tops All Others This Week

Starting off the list is Barbers Hill's Trae Clark, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Clark wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.

Barbers Hill dropped their record down to 4-3 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Clark and Barbers Hill will host Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 36.25

A Season-Best Effort from Koltin Edmonston Leads Barbers Hill over Port Arthur Memorial

Barbers Hill came up short on Friday despite Koltin Edmonston delivering his best game to date. Edmonston wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.

On the season, Edmonston has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three sacks.

Gamescore: 28.25

Anderson Made His Presence Known in West Brook's 26-9 Victory

West Brook found a leader in Tammeron Anderson as the team took down Sterling on Friday. Anderson did his part (and then some), rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.

The victory got West Brook back to even at 3-3. Anderson and West Brook will be playing at home against Port Arthur Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 27.50

Jonah Williams and Co. Win Seventh in a Row

Jonah Williams's big game helped extend Ball's winning streak to seven on Friday. Williams was unstoppable, making two total tackles.

Ball's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Williams and Ball will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.

Gamescore: 21.68

Phoenix Pope Turns in Season-Best Performance

Ball picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Phoenix Pope. Pope produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.

For the year, Pope has averaged 9 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.

Gamescore: 20.00

Other Notable Players

  1. Jaylon Dartez: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.25)
  2. Austin Farmer: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
  3. Carson Hahn: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
  4. Tarvaris Bell: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.68)

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