3A-2 Region I District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Zuniga Made His Presence Known in Roosevelt's 42-36 Loss
Starting off the list is Roosevelt's Jaden Zuniga, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Zuniga rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Zuniga got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Roosevelt moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Zuniga and Roosevelt will head out to face off against Idalou at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.13
Big Game from Martens As Muleshoe Won 42-36
Nathan Martens put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Thursday. He threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 95.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
If history really does repeat itself, Martens might just drop another big game when he faces off against Littlefield on Friday. Martens threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.70
Gavino Webster Makes It Two for Roosevelt
The second Roosevelt player making an appearance here is Gavino Webster, and for good reason. He rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
On the season, Webster has averaged 36.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.52
Mauricio Herrera Makes It Two for Muleshoe
The second Muleshoe player making an appearance here is Mauricio Herrera, and for good reason. He rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards.
This year, Herrera has averaged 122.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 29.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.32
A Constellation of Stars for Roosevelt
Another Roosevelt player making an appearance on this list is Nate Casarez. He threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This season, Casarez has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 52.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 22.23
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