3A-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!
Eric Cisneros' Big Game Leads Palmer over Whitesboro
Starting off the list is Palmer's Eric Cisneros, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cisneros rushed for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for Palmer, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Cisneros and Palmer will host Life Oak Cliff at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 69.50
Underclassman Camren Phillips Comes Up Big Against Madison
While it always takes a team to win, one person punching above their weight class on Thursday was Camren Phillips. Nobody could stop he as he rushed for 99 yards and five touchdowns, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Life Oak Cliff now has a winning record of 4-3. Phillips and Life Oak Cliff will head out to take on Palmer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.90
Jatavion Smith-Adams Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Thursday, Life Oak Cliff got the W thanks in part to Jatavion Smith-Adams playing the best football he has all season. Smith-Adams rushed for 269 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Life Oak Cliff is 3-1 when Smith-Adams posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the year, Smith-Adams has averaged 54.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.05
Big Game from Humphrey As Pottsboro Won 55-8
Cayden Humphrey was a major factor in Pottsboro's win over A Plus Academy on Friday. Humphrey was dynamite, throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes, while also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Pottsboro pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges Pilot Point at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.75
Colt Fagan Dazzles in Whitesboro Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Colt Fagan of Whitesboro. Fagan rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 213 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Whitesboro's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Fagan has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 160.4 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.29 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.55
Other Notable Players
- Korbin Ross: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.55)
- Garrett Dorris: 82 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.37)
- Cayson Watson: 1 sack, 6 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Brock Hill: 1 sack, (1TD), and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
