A-I District 1 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!
Kleat Martens' Big Game Leads Hooker over Hinton
Starting off the list is Hooker's Kleat Martens, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Martens threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing, and also rushed for 31 yards.
The win (which was Hooker's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Martens and Hooker will square off against Cashion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.93
Kelan Estep Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Watonga had to settle for second even though Kelan Estep put up the best numbers he has all season. Estep rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Watonga is on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5. Estep and Watonga will take on Hinton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.03
Tristan Dobbins Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Watonga had to settle for second even though Tristan Dobbins put up the best numbers he has all season. Dobbins picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles.
For the year, Dobbins has averaged 4.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 2 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.6 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 70.8 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 36.42
A Season-Best Effort from Trace Duncan Leads Hooker over Hinton
On Friday, Hooker got the W thanks in part to Trace Duncan playing the best football he has all season. Duncan picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards.
For the year, Duncan has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 48 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.65
Justin Palacios Goes Supernova in Hooker Victory
Another Hooker player making an appearance on this list is Justin Palacios. He rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards.
For the year, Palacios has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 111.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.83
Other Notable Players
- Keilan Robinson: 123 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
