5A-1 Region I District 2 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!
Jett Lopez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jett Lopez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Amarillo to the win on Thursday. Lopez threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
This season, Lopez has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 285.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 65.60
Juan De La Cruz's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Caprock was led to victory by Juan De La Cruz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. De La Cruz threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Caprock's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. De La Cruz's next matchup is against Tascosa on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 40.17
Jude Dunivin's Big Game Leads Amarillo over Coronado
Another Amarillo player making an appearance on this list is Jude Dunivin. He rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards.
For the year, Dunivin has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.23
Brayden Salinas Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Caprock got the W thanks in part to Brayden Salinas playing the best football he has all season. Salinas picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.6 total tackles per game. He has been hot recently, having posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
For the year, Salinas has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
A Season-Best Performance from Malikai Carrasco Leads Caprock over Lubbock
Caprock was led to victory by Malikai Carrasco, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Carrasco picked up two sacks and made six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
For the season, Carrasco has averaged 2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.75
Other Notable Players
- Demarion Finch: 74 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 36 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.30)
- Zakavian Washington: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Xavier Vargas: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.20)
- Oliver Parsons: 61 yards receiving; 30 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.83)
- Isaiah Vazquez: 327 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
