6A Region I District 4 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!
Brock Burkett Goes Supernova in Keller Loss
Starting off the list is Keller's Brock Burkett, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Burkett rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 185 yards on 14 of 28 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the season, Burkett has averaged 65.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after four games last season, he was only averaging 24.48 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 60.8 passer rating.
Gamescore: 32.72
Nathanial Jean Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Nathanial Jean posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (102.8).
The win for Northwest keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Jean's next matchup is against Southlake Carroll on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 31.00
Penn Came Up Big in Southlake Carroll's 50-14 Win
Davis Penn was instrumental in extending Southlake Carroll's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Penn was unstoppable, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Unfortunately for V.R. Eaton, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Penn. Penn rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.28
Brock Boyd Dazzles in Southlake Carroll Victory
Brock Boyd's big game helped extend Southlake Carroll's winning streak to seven on Thursday. V.R. Eaton had no answer to Boyd as he picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This year, Boyd has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 110.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 59.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.47
Northwest Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Ryder Norton
Northwest picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Ryder Norton. Norton was unstoppable, throwing for 156 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 40 yards.
For the season, Norton has thrown 10 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 155 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Other Notable Players
- Holden Myres: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Tyler Singer: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.37)
- Quintin Shropshire: 56 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.10)
- Angelo Renda: 135 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.80)
- Hayden Snow: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
