6A Region IV District 26 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!
Maddox Maher Turns in Season-Best Performance
Maddox Maher produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Dripping Springs to the win on Friday. Maher threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards on only five carries.
Dripping Springs' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Maher and Dripping Springs will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.
Gamescore: 44.83
Elliott Schaper Delivers Best Performance of Season
Westlake was led to victory by Elliott Schaper, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Schaper picked up three sacks, made 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Lake Travis had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Schaper it was a similar story. Back in December of 2023 (the last time Schaper saw the Cavaliers), he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Gamescore: 43.00
Mathabela Made His Presence Known in Bowie's 48-0 Victory
Bowie found a leader in Kayson Mathabela as the team took down Akins on Thursday. Nobody could stop Mathabela as he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
This year, Mathabela has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 85 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 38.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.75
While Carter Buck delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Lake Travis. Despite the loss, Buck was still balling out as he picked up a sack, made six total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
With the defeat, Lake Travis broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-1. Buck and Lake Travis will square off against Akins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 25.38
Thompson Bennett Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Westlake got the W thanks in part to Thompson Bennett playing the best football he has all season. Bennett forced a fumble, made 13 total tackles, and defended three passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.1 total tackles per game.
Bennett and Westlake will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Valle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bennett's will try to catch a pass or two from Maddox Maher the Tigers' star signal caller Will Maher have another big offensive game, or will Bennett keep him contained? We'll have our answer soon enough.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Cruz Tello: 211 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.77)
- Brandon Clark: 1 interception and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.00)
- Merrik Bloomgren: 64 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.82)
- Cooper Reid: 71 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 23 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.72)
- Brady Lamm: 73 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 15.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
