2A-1 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!
Cody Sells Goes Supernova in Three Rivers Win
Three Rivers picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Cody Sells. Sells did his part (and then some), throwing for 347 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score for the 'W'.
Three Rivers pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Sells and Three Rivers will square off against Kaufer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.03
Daniel Martinez's Big Game Leads Santa Maria over Freer
Santa Maria found a leader in Daniel Martinez as the team took down Freer on Friday. Martinez was unstoppable, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 53 yards.
Santa Maria pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Skidmore-Tynan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.43
Jason Galey Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Thursday, Three Rivers got the W thanks in part to Jason Galey playing the best football he has all season. Galey picked up 144 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending three passes.
This season, Galey has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 86.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.40
Otero Posts Huge Game in 40-27 Win
Another Santa Maria player making an appearance on this list is Luis Otero. He picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Otero has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 59.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.35
Miguel Alaniz Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Santa Maria got the W thanks in part to Miguel Alaniz playing the best football he has all season. Alaniz threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Alaniz has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 89.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 13.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.75
Other Notable Players
- James Contreras: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
