4A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Jude Hernandez Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Calallen's Jude Hernandez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hernandez rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Tuloso-Midway's probably not too fond of Hernandez given he always seems to get the better of them. When Hernandez last faced the Warriors & Cherokees back in October of 2023, he rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 29.28
Rene Rivera Jr Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Zapata got the W thanks in part to Rene Rivera Jr playing the best football he has all season. Rivera Jr wasn't messing around, making eight total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging three interceptions. The match was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles.
Zapata pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Rivera Jr and Zapata will head out to square off against Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.75
Robert Gallegos Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Hidalgo came up short on Friday despite Robert Gallegos delivering his best game to date. Gallegos rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hidalgo's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. Gallegos and Hidalgo will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 26.30
Dennis Made His Presence Known in Calallen's 35-14 Victory
Sebastian Dennis put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
On the year, Dennis has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 28.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 65 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.23
Ricardo Rodr?guez Makes It Three for Calallen
Another Calallen player making an appearance on this list is Ricardo Rodr?guez. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Rodr?guez has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 93 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.80
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Lozano: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Damian Figueroa: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 60 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
