2A-1 Region II 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!
Aiden Pena Delivers Best Performance of Season
Ballinger was led to victory by Aiden Pena, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pena rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Pena has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 122.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.60
Crowell Posts Huge Game in 33-12 Loss
While Bangs might've come up empty on Friday, Hunter Crowell wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Crowell as he forced a fumble and made 16 total tackles.
Bangs has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Crowell and Bangs will stay at home for another week and welcome Hico on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.97
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Cason Tidwell
Bangs came up short on Friday despite Cason Tidwell delivering his best game to date. Tidwell wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles. The matchup was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Tidwell has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.48
Cade Strube Makes It Two for Ballinger
The second Ballinger player making an appearance here is Cade Strube, and for good reason. He threw for 98 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending two passes.
On the season, Strube has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 93 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 21.13
A Season-Best Performance from Eliseo Rivas Leads Bangs over Ballinger
Sadly, Eliseo Rivas posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Bangs over Ballinger on Friday. Rivas picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
This year, Rivas has averaged 6.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 20.90
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