2A-1 Region II District 5 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Aiden Pena Leads Ballinger over Bangs
Ballinger was led to victory by Aiden Pena, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pena rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Pena has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 122.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 43.60
Big Game from Crowell As Bangs Fell 33-12
While Hunter Crowell delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Bangs. Nobody could stop Crowell as he forced a fumble and made 16 total tackles.
Bangs has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Crowell and Bangs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Hico on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.97
Cason Tidwell Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Bangs came up short on Friday despite Cason Tidwell delivering his best game to date. Tidwell wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles. The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Tidwell has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 24.48
Cade Strube Makes It Two for Ballinger
The second Ballinger player making an appearance here is Cade Strube, and for good reason. He threw for 98 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending two passes.
On the year, Strube has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 93 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 21.13
Eliseo Rivas Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Bangs had to settle for second even though Eliseo Rivas put up the best numbers he has all season. Rivas picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
For the season, Rivas has averaged 6.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 20.90
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