5A-2 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Alton Henderson Leads Marshall over Texas
On Friday, Marshall had to settle for second even though Alton Henderson put up the best numbers he has all season. Henderson rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 193 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
On the year, Henderson has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 101.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 59.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.67
Javari Johnson's Big Game Leads Texas over Marshall
Javari Johnson's big game helped extend Texas's winning streak to seven on Friday. Marshall had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
If the past is any indication, Johnson could be in store for another big game when he takes on Mt. Pleasant on Friday. When Johnson last faced Mt. Pleasant back in September of 2023, he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 38.28
Texas Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Tradarian Ball
Tradarian Ball was instrumental in extending Texas's winning streak to seven on Friday. Marshall had no answer to Ball as he rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Ball is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Ball is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Mt. Pleasant on Friday. When Ball last faced Mt. Pleasant back in September of 2023, he rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.83
Shawn Rios Delivers Best Performance of Season
Whitehouse was led to victory by Shawn Rios, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rios made 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Rios has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
Tyren Mathews Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tyren Mathews of Nacogdoches. Mathews made a tackle.
Nacogdoches' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. Mathews and Nacogdoches will square off against Whitehouse at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.57
Other Notable Players
- Noah Jacquez-Lindsay: 1 interception (1TD) and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Kadavion Pickens: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Za?Majeigh Mosley: 122 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Landon Sherrard: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Jojo Adams: 163 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
