5A-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!
Trae Clark Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Barbers Hill's Trae Clark, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Clark wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Barbers Hill's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-3. Clark and Barbers Hill will host Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.25
Koltin Edmonston Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Koltin Edmonston posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Barbers Hill over Port Arthur Memorial on Friday. Edmonston wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Edmonston has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 28.25
Anderson Came Up Big in West Brook's 26-9 Win
Tammeron Anderson was a major factor in West Brook's win over Sterling on Friday. Anderson did his part (and then some), rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
The victory got West Brook back to even at 3-3. Anderson and West Brook will face off against Port Arthur Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.50
Jonah Williams and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Ball picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jonah Williams. Nobody could stop Williams as he made two total tackles.
Ball pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Williams and Ball will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 21.68
Phoenix Pope Turns in Season-Best Performance
Phoenix Pope was instrumental in extending Ball's winning streak to seven on Friday. Pope picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Pope has averaged 9 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 20.00
Other Notable Players
- Jaylon Dartez: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Austin Farmer: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Carson Hahn: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Tarvaris Bell: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
