6A Region I District 8 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!
Darrion Bowers Goes Supernova in Bowie Win
Darrion Bowers was instrumental in extending Bowie's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Nobody could stop Bowers as he rushed for 292 yards while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Those 292 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
South Grand Prairie's probably not too fond of Bowers given he always seems to get the better of them. Bowers rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Warriors duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 46.58
Keenan Jackson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Keenan Jackson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Haltom to the win on Thursday. Jackson rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 69 yards.
Haltom is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Jackson and Haltom will stay at home for another week and welcome Richardson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.20
Vudrico Roberson Makes It Two for Haltom
Keeping Jackson company is Vudrico Roberson, a fellow Haltom player. He rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
This year, Roberson has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 160.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 42.00
Big Game from Nichols As Bowie Won 48-28
Larry Nichols's big game helped extend Bowie's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Nichols turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Nichols has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 170.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 22.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 61.6 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.87
Gannon Carey Dazzles in Lamar Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Gannon Carey of Lamar. Carey threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
For the year, Carey has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 134.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 40.23
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Robertson: 85 yards receiving; 92 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.28)
- Kelton Barney: 145 yards rushing; 29 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.18)
- Jamar Burton: 126 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.98)
- Trantan Miles: 80 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 24 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.68)
- Hunter Squires: 211 yards passing; 25 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
