5A-1 Region III District 9 Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 5:34am

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5A-1 Region III District 9 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!

Kyden Barker Crosses Big Stat Threshold

Ball was led to victory by Kyden Barker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barker threw for 295 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.

The win for Ball keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Barker and Ball will head out to square off against Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 44.27

Juwaan Woodbury Delivers Best Performance of Season

Ball was led to victory by Juwaan Woodbury, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Woodbury picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards.

This season, Woodbury has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 88.7 receiving yards per game.

Gamescore: 30.02

Ball Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Saiaiki Jones

Saiaiki Jones's big game helped extend Ball's winning streak to six on Friday. Jones picked up a sack, made seven total tackles, and defended a pass, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, making seven total tackles, and defending a pass.

For the year, Jones has averaged 6.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 47.67 rushing yards.

Gamescore: 29.05

Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Dominick Pesina

Dominick Pesina continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fourth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Barbers Hill's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Pesina and Barbers Hill are taking a road trip to square off against Port Arthur Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 26.25

Cantu Made His Presence Known in Barbers Hill's 65-7 Victory

Keeping Pesina company is Zeke Cantu, a fellow Barbers Hill player. He threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.

For the season, Cantu has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 163.2 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.83 passing yards per game.

Gamescore: 23.77

Other Notable Players

  1. Cooper Lucas: 75 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.75)
  2. Austin Farmer: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
  3. Lawrence Collomore: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.75)
  4. Darren Jordan: 66 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.60)

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