A-I District 1 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!
Justin Palacios Goes Supernova in Hooker Victory
Justin Palacios's big game helped extend Hooker's winning streak to seven on Friday. Palacios was dynamite, rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 161 rushing yards.
Merritt's probably not too fond of Palacios given he always seems to get the better of them. Palacios rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Oilers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 50.80
Hooker Gets a Boost from Martens in 47-8 Victory
Hooker picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kleat Martens. Martens turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 106 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Merritt, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Martens. When Martens last faced the Oilers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.57
Dayson Cash Turns in Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles
Dayson Cash continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He made 22 total tackles.
Watonga is on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8. Cash and Watonga will take on Hooker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.50
Wade Manke Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Wade Manke posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Watonga over Crescent on Friday. Manke picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This year, Manke has averaged 6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.38
A Constellation of Stars for Watonga
Another Watonga player making an appearance on this list is Ayden Perez. He picked up 39 receiving yards.
For the year, Perez has averaged 51.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging seven receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.67
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