5A-1 Region I District 2 Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2024, 2:11am

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5A-1 Region I District 2 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!

Ryland Bradford's Rushing Yards a New Career-High

Starting off the list is Abilene's Ryland Bradford, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Bradford rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 158 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 58 yards.

The win was the third in a row for Abilene, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Bradford and Abilene will face off against Lubbock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Gamescore: 59.02

A Season-Best Performance from Campbell Stanek Leads Coronado over Abilene

On Friday, Coronado had to settle for second even though Campbell Stanek put up the best numbers he has all season. Stanek picked up 250 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 69 yards.

Coronado is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Stanek and Coronado will challenge Caprock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 49.58

Isaiah Vazquez Delivers Best Performance of Season

Coronado came up short on Friday despite Isaiah Vazquez delivering his best game to date. Vazquez threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes.

On the season, Vazquez has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 180.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.

Gamescore: 39.13

Jude Dunivin Goes Supernova in Amarillo Victory

Jude Dunivin continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his third-straight game with at least 134 rushing yards. He rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 38 receiving yards.

The victory got Amarillo back to even at 3-3. Dunivin and Amarillo will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Coronado on October 24th.

Gamescore: 38.30

Allen Gant Makes It Three for Coronado

Another Coronado player making an appearance on this list is Allen Gant. He rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Gant got all that yardage with just one huge run

For the year, Gant has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 22 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging two rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 37.85

Other Notable Players

  1. Bryson Brown: 90 yards receiving, 3 TDs ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 35.17)
  2. Ethan Joyner: 150 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.37)
  3. Jett Lopez: 215 yards passing; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 31.43)
  4. Tristan Beal: 209 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.13)
  5. Zakavian Washington: 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.50)

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