5A-1 Region II District 6 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!
Julien Simpson Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, North Mesquite had to settle for second even though Julien Simpson put up the best numbers he has all season. Simpson rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
North Mesquite dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Simpson and North Mesquite will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on White at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.70
Terrance Collins Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Thursday, North Mesquite had to settle for second even though Terrance Collins put up the best numbers he has all season. Collins rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Collins has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 67.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
Dre Richardson and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Dre Richardson was instrumental in extending Creekview's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Richardson was dynamite, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Creekview's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Richardson and Creekview will venture away from home to square off against West Mesquite at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.60
Calvin Shelton Delivers Best Effort of Season
Creekview picked up their eighth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Calvin Shelton. Shelton turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 48 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Shelton has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 58.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.22
Chidindu Eke's big game helped extend Creekview's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Eke picked up a sack and made seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
For the season, Eke has averaged 3.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 18.00
Other Notable Players
- Jaime Marquez: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
