6A Region II District 11 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!
Keelon Russell Delivers Electric Effort Vs Lancaster
Keelon Russell was instrumental in extending Duncanville's winning streak to 13 on Friday. Nobody could stop Russell as he threw for 252 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Duncanville's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Russell and Duncanville will venture away from home to take on Horn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.30
Michael Esparza Jr. Turns in Season-Best Effort
Waxahachie was led to victory by Michael Esparza Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Esparza Jr. wasn't messing around, picking up three sacks and making 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The matchup was his fourth straight with six or more total tackles.
For the season, Esparza Jr. has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has those 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.86 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 37.25
Deondrae Riden Jr.'s Big Game Leads Desoto over Horn
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Deondrae Riden Jr. stepped things up a notch to give DeSoto the 'W'. Riden Jr. turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Riden Jr. is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Cedar Hill on Friday. When Riden Jr. last faced the Longhorns back in December of 2023, he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 36.00
Duncanville Wins 13th-Straight Thanks to Zach Turner
Zach Turner was instrumental in extending Duncanville's winning streak to 13 on Friday. Turner picked up 169 receiving yards and three touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
This season, Turner has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 98.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.57
Elijah Barnes Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Elijah Barnes continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
If history really does repeat itself, Barnes might just drop another big game when he faces off against Waxahachie on Thursday. When Barnes last faced the Indians back in November of 2023, he made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 30.50
Other Notable Players
- Adam Dweh: 1 sack, (1TD), and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 26.75)
- Myson Johnson-Cook: 80 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.78)
- Kamryn Williams: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.35)
- Tyreke Cockroft: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.58)
- Kelden Ryan: 198 yards passing; 53 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
