6A Region II District 11 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!
Keelon Russell Dazzles in Duncanville Win
Duncanville picked up their 12th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Keelon Russell. DeSoto had no answer to Russell as he threw for 427 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Russell is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Duncanville pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Russell and Duncanville will face off against Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.07
Dakorien Moore Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Duncanville got the W thanks in part to Dakorien Moore playing the best football he has all season. Moore's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 receiving yards.
On the season, Moore has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 131 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Duncanville Wins 12th-Straight Thanks to Nehemiah Borner
Duncanville picked up their 12th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Nehemiah Borner. Borner turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up a sack and making 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Borner has averaged 13.2 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 was only averaging 3.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
Williams Came Up Big in Horn's 37-33 Defeat
Kamryn Williams continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Horn dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Williams and Horn will head out on the road to face off against DeSoto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.80
Cade Pointer Goes Supernova in Waxahachie Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Cade Pointer of Waxahachie. Pointer picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
This year, Pointer has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 9 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- CJ Castleberry: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Dayshun Reese: 129 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.68)
- Bryson Linnear: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Jamari Andrews: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Delvin Cook: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
