AAAA Region 3 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!
Logan Inagawa Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Starr's Mill got the W thanks in part to Logan Inagawa playing the best football he has all season. Inagawa rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win for Starr's Mill keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withHarris County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.00
Underclassman Jr Harris Comes Up Big Against Starr's Mill
Even if Central couldn't beat Starr's Mill on Friday, underclassman Jr Harris still had a big game. Nobody could stop Harris as he threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Central's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. Harris and Central will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Harris County at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 35.67
Northside Gets a Boost from Clay in 41-6 Victory
Caden Clay posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 105 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Northside's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Clay has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 124.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 61.75 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.37
Lincoln Delaere and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Lincoln Delaere was instrumental in extending Starr's Mill's winning streak to seven on Friday. Central had no answer to Delaere as he picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Delaere has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 64.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 25.14 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.23
A Season-Best Effort from Nate Horsley Leads Central over Starr's Mill
Sadly, Nate Horsley posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Central over Starr's Mill on Friday. Horsley made 19 total tackles.
For the season, Horsley has averaged 10 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
Other Notable Players
- Jonaz Walton: 101 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.57)
- Khaven Cochran: 76 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.35)
- Jai Jackson: 46 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 21 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
