6A Region IV District 26 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!
Jack Tyndall Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jack Tyndall produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Dripping Springs to the win on Friday. Tyndall rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. Dripping Springs is undefeated when Tyndall posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
This year, Tyndall has averaged 16.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.55
Chaston Ditta Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Lake Travis got the W thanks in part to Chaston Ditta playing the best football he has all season. Ditta threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Ditta and Lake Travis will square off against Johnson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The last time Ditta took on the Jaguars, he threw for 101 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 45.80
A Season-Best Performance from Josiah Thomas Leads Lake Travis over Round Rock
Lake Travis was led to victory by Josiah Thomas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Thomas picked up 218 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 66 yards.
On the season, Thomas has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 66.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.63
Gus ?Bus? Cordova Delivers Best Effort of Season
Lake Travis was led to victory by Gus ?Bus? Cordova, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. ?Bus? Cordova picked up three sacks, made six total tackles, and defended a pass.
On the year, ?Bus? Cordova has averaged 5.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 27.75
Brody Wilhelm Turns in Season-Best Effort
Westlake was led to victory by Brody Wilhelm, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Wilhelm picked up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win (which was Westlake's eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Wilhelm and Westlake will face off against Brennan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.63
Other Notable Players
- Rees Wise: 259 yards passing; 26 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.77)
- Maddox Maher: 193 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.67)
- Grady Bartlett: 55 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.45)
- Merrick Kays: 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Dylan Brasher: 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
