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 look to defend their home field on Friday against Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 36.25
A Season-Best Performance 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 contest 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's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 28.25
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 did his part (and then some), making two total tackles for the 'W'.
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 have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 21.68
West Brook Gets a Boost from Anderson in 26-9 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Tammeron Anderson stepped things up a notch to give West Brook the 'W'. Nobody could stop Anderson as he threw for 171 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 58 yards.
The win got West Brook back to even at 3-3. Anderson's next matchup is against Port Arthur Memorial on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 21.50
Phoenix Pope Delivers Best Effort of Season
Ball picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Phoenix Pope. 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.
On the year, 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
- 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
