3A-2 Region II District 6 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!
Hunter Jones Turns in Season-Best Performance
Hunter Jones produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Holliday to the win on Friday. Jones wasn't messing around, throwing for 463 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. The match was his sixth straight with three or more passing touchdowns.
The win (which was Holliday's sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-2. Jones and Holliday will square off against Blue Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 76.77
Valenzuela Made His Presence Known in Jacksboro's 54-27 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Cannon Valenzuela stepped things up a notch to give Jacksboro the 'W'. Nobody could stop Valenzuela as he picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Jacksboro has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Jacksboro Tigers duke it out with the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats on Friday.
Gamescore: 62.43
Wyatt Gavit Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Keeping Valenzuela company is Wyatt Gavit, a fellow Jacksboro player. He threw for 393 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 44 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
For the season, Gavit has thrown 35 touchdowns (and and only 6 picks) while averaging 265.6 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 5.64 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 46.27 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 57.80
Luis Balderama Delivers Electric Performance Vs Brady
Another Jacksboro player making an appearance on this list is Luis Balderama. He rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
For the year, Balderama has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 14.9 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 11.
Gamescore: 48.47
Reid Green Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Reid Green of Millsap. Green rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
For the year, Green has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 132.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.60
Other Notable Players
- Braun Johnson: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 35.70)
- Evan Walker: 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 33.98)
- Gannon Mcelroy: 52 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.03)
- Steele Skinner: 107 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.13)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
