3A-1 Region III District 9 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!
Michael Mosley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Diboll was led to victory by Michael Mosley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mosley rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Diboll's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. Mosley and Diboll will challenge Crockett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.43
Zak Leija Goes Supernova in Teague Loss
While Zak Leija delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Teague. Leija turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Leija has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 109.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.08
Ny'land Coaster Makes It Two for Teague
Another Teague player making an appearance on this list is Ny'Land Coaster. He rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
For the year, Coaster has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 99.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.88
A Constellation of Stars for Teague
Another Teague player making an appearance on this list is J'Kybryen Harris. He picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Teague: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
This year, Harris has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 59.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.15
Latavian Forney Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Diboll got the W thanks in part to Latavian Forney playing the best football he has all season. Forney picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending three passes.
This year, Forney has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 40 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.17
Other Notable Players
- Tyrece Mcmillan: 2 interception (1TD) and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 27.02)
- Finn Smith: 161 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
