5A-1 Region III District 12 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Tacoma Ames Leads Hays over College Station
Sadly, Tacoma Ames posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Hays over College Station on Friday. Ames threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns.
Hays now has a losing record at 3-4. Ames and Hays will head out to square off against Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.80
Corcoran Made His Presence Known in College Station's 58-18 Victory
Another College Station player making an appearance on this list is Cade Corcoran. He threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Corcoran has thrown 26 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 238.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had three passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.27
Noah Mcpeak and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Noah McPeak's big game helped extend Weiss's winning streak to five on Friday. McPeak wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Weiss pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. McPeak and Weiss will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against College Station at 7:00 p.m. on October 31st.
Gamescore: 32.00
Max Gerlich Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Max Gerlich of Anderson. Gerlich threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory (which was Anderson's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Gerlich and Anderson will challenge Hays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.77
Other Notable Players
- Will Hargett: 193 yards passing; 53 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Layton Fuentes: 174 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.90)
- Dominic Mays: 95 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.00)
- Jaxon Schad: 262 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.67)
- Jorian Guinn: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
