5A-1 Region II District 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jett Walker Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jett Walker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Georgetown to the win on Thursday. Walker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards.
For the year, Walker has averaged 171.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.20
A Season-Best Effort from Tekoa Martin Leads Lake Belton over Glenn
Tekoa Martin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lake Belton to the win on Friday. Martin rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Martin and Lake Belton will head out on the road to challenge Leander at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Martin up against the Lions' star running back Eric Hargrave. 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: 38.60
Glenn Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Evan Blair
Underclassman Evan Blair came into Friday's matchup looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Nobody could stop he on Friday as he rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Glenn is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Blair and Glenn will play host again on Friday to welcome Cedar Park, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 34.68
Garrett Peitz and Co. Win Third in a Row
Garrett Peitz was instrumental in extending Leander's winning streak to three on Friday. Chaparral had no answer to Peitz as he picked up five receiving yards.
For the season, Peitz has averaged 30.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.33
Ty Blair Goes Supernova in East View Defeat
Ty Blair posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards on only 14 carries. He has become a key player for East View: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
East View's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. Blair and East View are taking a road trip to square off against Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Other Notable Players
- David Cooper: 320 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.73)
- Gavin Owen: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.30)
- Jj Ortiz: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.20)
- Maverik Maddux: 183 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Keaton Gordon: 54 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 39 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
