4A-1 Region I District 2 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!
REID MACON Delivers Best Effort of Season
West Plains was led to victory by REID MACON, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. MACON threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
For the season, MACON has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 240.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to five.
Gamescore: 43.03
A Season-Best Effort from SLADE RUSSELL Leads West Plains over Pampa
On Friday, West Plains got the W thanks in part to SLADE RUSSELL playing the best football he has all season. RUSSELL rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of West Plains' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
For the year, RUSSELL has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 79.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.00
Cruth Posts Huge Game in 35-9 Defeat
While Canyon might've come up empty on Friday, Colt Cruth wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the loss, Cruth was still balling out as he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
This season, Cruth has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 96.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 43 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.90
TRYSTON HERNANDEZ Goes Supernova in West Plains Win
Another West Plains player making an appearance on this list is TRYSTON HERNANDEZ. He picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, HERNANDEZ has averaged 10.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Aiden Lewis Makes It Two for Canyon
Another Canyon player making an appearance on this list is Aiden Lewis. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles. The game was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Lewis has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.25
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
