3A-2 Region IV District 15 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!
Israel Soto Dazzles in Karnes City Victory
Starting off the list is Karnes City's Israel Soto, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Soto rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 147 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This season, Soto has averaged 18.8 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 20.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 67.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 52.57
Raishaun Conaway Turns in Season-Best Effort
Young Men's Leadership Academy came up short on Friday despite Raishaun Conaway delivering his best game to date. Conaway rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.7). He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 51 yards.
Young Men's Leadership Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Conaway and Young Men's Leadership Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Nixon-Smiley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.68
Poth Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Colin Ramzinski
Colin Ramzinski's big game helped extend Poth's winning streak to six on Friday. Ramzinski was dynamite, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Poth's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Ramzinski and Poth will head out to take on Stockdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.58
Garet Gonzales Delivers Best Performance of Season
Garet Gonzales produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Nixon-Smiley to the win on Friday. Gonzales rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Nixon-Smiley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
On the season, Gonzales has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 71.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.88
Karnes City Gets a Boost from Nixon-Thompson in 48-15 Win
The second Karnes City player making an appearance here is Savion Nixon-Thompson, and for good reason. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Nixon-Thompson has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- Nate Kopecki: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.85)
- Jaylun Rodriguez: 0.5 sacks and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Trenton Gordon: 105 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Tobyn Noll: 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.55)
- Coy Gann: 58 yards receiving; 65 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.93)
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