5A-2 Region IV District 16 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!
Adrian Sauceda Goes Supernova in Pace Win
Starting off the list is Pace's Adrian Sauceda, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Sauceda rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
This year, Sauceda has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 225.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 67.60
Guadalupe Ramirez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Lopez was led to victory by Guadalupe Ramirez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Ramirez wasn't messing around, throwing for 256 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. The match was his sixth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
The win (which was Lopez's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Ramirez will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Mercedes on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.57
Gaven Rodriguez Turns in Another Game with at Least Nine Total Tackles
Edcouch-Elsa was led to victory by Gaven Rodriguez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rodriguez wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The matchup was his sixth straight with nine or more total tackles.
This season, Rodriguez has averaged 11.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 9 sacks.
Gamescore: 40.50
Eddie Slovak Dazzles in Lopez Win
Eddie Slovak put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Thursday. He rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Slovak has averaged 42.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.95
Troy Barco Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Edcouch-Elsa got the W thanks in part to Troy Barco playing the best football he has all season. Barco wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks and making 19 total tackles. The match was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Barco has averaged 14.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 39.00
Other Notable Players
- Gabriel Rios: 122 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.53)
- Athan Lopez: 1 sack, 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 29.25)
- Matthew Cano: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.93)
- Saul Saldivar: 83 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.78)
- Robert Sanchez: 82 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.42)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
