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 Effort of Season
On Saturday, Tomball got the W thanks in part to Oswaldo Morales playing the best football he has all season. 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 victory for Tomball keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withKlein Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.07
Faldyn Posts Huge Game in 48-43 Win
Another Tomball player making an appearance on this list is Jaxyn Faldyn. 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. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards.
This year, 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 was dynamite, 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 get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Klein Forest at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 27.28
Tomball Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Braeden Schneider
Braeden Schneider was instrumental in extending Tomball's winning streak to five on Saturday. Nobody could stop Schneider as he made 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss). Schneider is crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least ten every time he's taken the field this season.
This year, Schneider has averaged 14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.50
Miles Gibson Turns in Season-Best Performance
Miles Gibson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Klein Cain to the win on Friday. Gibson picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This season, Gibson has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 26.25
Other Notable Players
- Maxwell Hendrick: 80 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 55 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.73)
- 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
