5A-2 Region II District 7 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!
Jojo Adams Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jojo Adams produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Whitehouse to the win on Friday. Adams rushed for 183 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 233 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
The win got Whitehouse back to even at 4-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Hallsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.13
Keyunta Lias Turns in Season-Best Performance
Marshall was led to victory by Keyunta Lias, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lias rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He has become a key player for Marshall: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Lias and Marshall are taking a road trip to challenge Nacogdoches at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.60
Tradarian Ball Dazzles in Texas Win
Texas picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tradarian Ball. Nobody could stop Ball as he rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Mt. Pleasant's probably not too fond of Ball given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Ball saw Mt. Pleasant), he rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 35.32
Ahmad Moore Has Career-Day on Friday
Ahmad Moore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Texas to the win on Friday. Moore rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Moore has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 54.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.58
Tyren Mathews Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tyren Mathews of Nacogdoches. Mathews' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Nacogdoches now has a losing record at 3-4. Mathews and Nacogdoches will host Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.87
Other Notable Players
- Shawn Rios: 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Kaden Mackey: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Kadavion Pickens: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Raijon Sims: 143 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.72)
- Javonta Robertson: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
