4A-1 Region IV District 15 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!
Sean Garza Goes Supernova in La Vernia Victory
La Vernia picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Sean Garza. Garza turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 205 yards and four touchdowns.
For the year, Garza has run in 27 touchdowns while averaging 153 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 38.92 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.60
La Vernia Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Keegan Hajek
La Vernia picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Keegan Hajek. Hajek was unstoppable, rushing for 144 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 21 yards and one touchdown. Those 144 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
This season, Hajek has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 69.9 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.70
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Jaden Malone
Jaden Malone continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 20th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 19 total tackles.
For the season, Malone has averaged 12.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 22.65
Estrada Posts Huge Game in 42-24 Defeat
Keeping Malone company is Alex Estrada, a fellow Bay City player. He threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in one rushing score.
Unfortunately for La Vernia, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Estrada. Estrada threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes the last time he and the Bears duked it out back in October.
Gamescore: 19.60
Isaiah Gonzales put up the most total tackles he's had since back in September on Friday. He made 18 total tackles and defended three passes. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
For the year, Gonzales has averaged 10.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- James Copeland: 21 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
