4A-1 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Trevor Brooks Leads Chapel Hill over Palestine
Trevor Brooks produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Chapel Hill to the win on Friday. Brooks picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Brooks must have Palestine's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Brooks saw the Wildcats), he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 39.05
Henderson Gets a Boost from Starling in 27-24 Victory
Things weren't looking good for Henderson heading into Friday's tilt with Kilgore(they were ranked 88 places lower in Texas), but Jesstin Starling wasn't phased. Nobody could stop Starling on Friday as he rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Kilgore had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Starling it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Starling saw the Bulldogs), he rushed for 123 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 26.58
Rickey Stewart Makes It Two for Chapel Hill
The second Chapel Hill player making an appearance here is Rickey Stewart, and for good reason. He rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Palestine's probably not too fond of Stewart given he always seems to get the better of them. Stewart rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 46 receiving yards the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 24.80
Anthony Newman Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Henderson (137) came into Friday's game against Kilgore (49) with a disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings, but Anthony Newman wasn't bothered. Newman made 12 total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
This year, Newman has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Cazden Holton: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.70)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
