6A Region II District 9 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!
Dirk Williams Jr. Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sachse was led to victory by Dirk Williams Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams Jr. threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Sachse, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Williams Jr. and Sachse will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Garland at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.50
Big Game from Fisher IV As Wylie East Won 77-7
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Howard Fisher IV stepped things up a notch to give Wylie East the 'W'. South Garland had no answer to Fisher IV as he threw for 181 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 63 yards on only six carries.
Wylie East's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. They and Naaman Forest are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
Michael Henderson III Makes It Two for Wylie East
Another Wylie East player making an appearance on this list is Michael Henderson III. He made a tackle and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 37.05
Wylie Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Jagger Bale
Wylie picked up their third consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Jagger Bale. Rowlett had no answer to Bale as he threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards.
On the season, Bale has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 187.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.77
Deangelo Perales Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Rounding off our Top Five is DeAngelo Perales of Naaman Forest. Perales rushed for 127 yards on only 14 carries, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.5) per game.
The win got Naaman Forest back to even at 3-3. They and Wylie East are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.10
Other Notable Players
- Keandrae Little: 140 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.60)
- Harrison Vicic: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Derrick Obi: 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.40)
- Kaliq Lockett: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.70)
- Martaveion Sanders: 127 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
