6A Region I District 5 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!
Tenel Hill Delivers Best Performance of Season
Lewisville was led to victory by Tenel Hill, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hill rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards.
The victory (which was Lewisville's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Hill and Lewisville will be playing in front of their home fans against Coppell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Ryder Garcia Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Ryder Garcia continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up four sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
For the season, Garcia has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 47.25
Kevin Sperry Dazzles in Guyer Victory
Keeping Garcia company is Kevin Sperry, a fellow Guyer player. He rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown.
Sperry and Guyer will venture away from home to face off against Marcus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Sperry up against the Marauders' star quarterback Colton Nussmeier. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 28.67
Keliikipi Came Up Big in Marcus' 49-21 Victory
Marcus found a leader in Isaiah Keliikipi as the squad took down Braswell on Friday. Keliikipi turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 61 yards.
On the year, Keliikipi has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.18
A Season-Best Performance from Matt Desantes Leads Guyer over Hebron
Guyer was led to victory by Matt Desantes, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Desantes picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
For the season, Desantes has averaged 3.8 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: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Devin Robinson: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Nussmeier: 132 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.10)
- Sterling Schneider: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.38)
- Derrick "DJ" Martin Iii: 24 yards receiving; 84 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
