2A-1 Region I District 4 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!
Christian Duran's Big Game Leads Stamford over Anson
Christian Duran's big game helped extend Stamford's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Duran as he rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Anson had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Duran it was a similar story. When Duran last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 202 yards on only 16 passes.
Gamescore: 47.40
Vega Came Up Big in Stamford's 43-0 Win
Stamford picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kaston Vega. Anson had no answer to Vega as he rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Vega's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the year, Vega has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 114.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 46.13
Keagan Ables and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Keagan Ables's big game helped extend Hawley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Ables was unstoppable, throwing for 223 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Olney had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Ables it was a similar story. When Ables last faced the Cubs back in October of 2023, he threw for 233 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 46.07
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Hunter Hudson
Hunter Hudson's big game helped extend Hawley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hudson wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Hudson has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 27.25
Other Notable Players
- Cle Whitfield: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 55 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.35)
- Camden Ables: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.95)
- Taegen Pimpton: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
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