5A-2 Region III District 11 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Kyle May Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Liberty Hill's Kyle May, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday May rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
The win (which was Liberty Hill's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. May and Liberty Hill will square off against Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.20
A Season-Best Performance from Bryce Muchaw Leads Liberty Hill over Elgin
On Friday, Liberty Hill got the W thanks in part to Bryce Muchaw playing the best football he has all season. Muchaw rushed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (121.5) per game. His longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards.
This year, Muchaw has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 121.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging three rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.00
Weston Nielsen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Weston Nielsen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bastrop to the win on Friday. Nielsen threw for 375 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.3 passing touchdowns per game.
The win (which was Bastrop's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Nielsen and Bastrop are taking a road trip to face off against Navarro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.90
Pflugerville Gets a Boost from Taylor in 52-14 Win
Cole Taylor was a major factor in Pflugerville's win over McCallum on Thursday. Nobody could stop Taylor as he threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Pflugerville pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Taylor and Pflugerville will face off against Liberty Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.53
Zaire Nuells Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Zaire Nuells posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Elgin over Liberty Hill on Friday. Nuells rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards.
Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. Nuells and Elgin will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bastrop at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 47.43
Other Notable Players
- Dylan Owens: 245 yards passing (Gamescore: 38.12)
- Jalen Owens: 105 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.25)
- Kyran Mcfrazier: 133 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.72)
- Brent Carter: 160 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.42)
- Dj Seaborn: 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
