4A-2 Region III District 9 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!
Landen Dellinger Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Shepherd's Landen Dellinger, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Dellinger rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.3). That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
This season, Dellinger has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to nine.
Gamescore: 53.67
Hamshire-Fannett Gets a Boost from Starnes in 35-14 Win
Braxton Starnes was instrumental in extending Hamshire-Fannett's winning streak to four on Friday. Silsbee had no answer to Starnes as he picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hamshire-Fannett pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Starnes and Hamshire-Fannett will face off against Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.87
Preston Stephens Turns in Another Game with at Least 119 Rushing Yards
Preston Stephens's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his 14th-straight game with 119+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Unfortunately for Tarkington, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Stephens. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Stephens saw the Longhorns), he rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Gamescore: 36.88
While Payton Brooks delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Jasper. Brooks was dynamite, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 61 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Jasper is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Brooks' next matchup is against Hamshire-Fannett on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 34.52
Isaiah Coleman Makes It Two for Jasper
Another Jasper player making an appearance on this list is Isaiah Coleman. He threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 58 yards.
On the year, Coleman has thrown 12 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 185.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 77 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.17
Other Notable Players
- Raja Garza-Adams: 83 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 29.55)
- Ty Bryson: 202 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.47)
- Jevaris Marsh: 97 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.20)
- Maliki Adams: 1 interception (1TD) and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Brendan Miller: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
