6A Region II District 15 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Oswaldo Morales Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tomball was led to victory by Oswaldo Morales, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Morales rushed for 280 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 133 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
The win for Tomball keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges Klein Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.07
Faldyn Came Up Big in Tomball's 48-43 Victory
Keeping Morales company is Jaxyn Faldyn, a fellow Tomball player. He threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards.
This season, Faldyn has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 196.6 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.67
Jaelon Dixon's Big Game Leads Klein Cain over Magnolia
Jaelon Dixon was a major factor in Klein Cain's win over Magnolia on Friday. Dixon turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory made it two in a row for Klein Cain and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Dixon and Klein Cain will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Klein Forest at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 27.28
A Season-Best Performance from Miles Gibson Leads Klein Cain over Magnolia
Klein Cain was led to victory by Miles Gibson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gibson picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the year, Gibson has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 26.25
Big Game from Hendrick As Klein Cain Won 28-7
Another Klein Cain player making an appearance on this list is Maxwell Hendrick. He picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 55 yards. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 57 yards.
For the season, Hendrick has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 159.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 38.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.73
Other Notable Players
- Caden LeDoux: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jah?Rin Louis: 90 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.18)
- Hunter Rathke: 121 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.77)
- Zach Johnson: 175 yards passing; 46 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
