5A-1 Region III District 9 Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 25, 2024, 1:29am

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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 match 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 be playing in front of their home fans against Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 36.25

A Season-Best Effort from Koltin Edmonston Leads Barbers Hill over Port Arthur Memorial

On Friday, Barbers Hill had to settle for second even though Koltin Edmonston put up the best numbers he has all season. Edmonston wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.

On the 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 Victory

Tammeron Anderson was a major factor in West Brook's win over Sterling on Friday. Anderson was unstoppable, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown.

The victory got West Brook back to even at 3-3. Anderson and West Brook will take on Port Arthur Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 27.50

Jonah Williams and Co. Win Seventh in a Row

Jonah Williams's big game helped extend Ball's winning streak to seven on Friday. Williams was unstoppable, making two total tackles.

Ball pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, 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 Delivers Best Performance of Season

Phoenix Pope was instrumental in extending Ball's winning streak to seven on Friday. Pope turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles. 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.

For the season, Pope has averaged 9 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.

Gamescore: 20.00

Other Notable Players

  1. Jaylon Dartez: 95 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.25)
  2. Austin Farmer: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
  3. Carson Hahn: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
  4. Tarvaris Bell: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.68)

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