5A-1 Region II District 7 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!
Cadarius Mcmiller Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cadarius Mcmiller produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Tyler to the win on Friday. Mcmiller rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Tyler now has a winning record of 4-3. Mcmiller and Tyler will look to defend their home field on Friday against Centennial at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 41.30
Desmond Cox Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Desmond Cox produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Red Oak to the win on Friday. Cox wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Cox has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 37.50
Ashton Arriaga Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Ashton Arriaga produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Tyler to the win on Friday. Arriaga rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Arriaga has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.20
Big Game from Middleton As Red Oak Won 21-14
The second Red Oak player making an appearance here is Billy Middleton, and for good reason. He rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 155 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Middleton has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 167 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Malachi Cunningham Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Malachi Cunningham of Cleburne. Cunningham picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Cleburne is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. Cunningham's next game is against Red Oak on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 26.62
Other Notable Players
- Courtney Gordon Jr.: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Dior Gammon: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Beau Wendel: 157 yards passing; 36 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Torrall Stocker Jr: 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Trey Haralson: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
