3A District 1 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!
Hawkins Made His Presence Known in North Rock Creek's 41-34 Win
Starting off the list is North Rock Creek's Caleb Hawkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hawkins rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards.
North Rock Creek's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. Hawkins will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Purcell on Friday.
Gamescore: 75.12
Jhett Birdwell's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Kingfisher over Heritage Hall
While Kingfisher might've come up empty on Thursday, Jhett Birdwell wasn't going down without a fight. Birdwell was unstoppable, throwing for 318 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.1 yards per attempt.
For the season, Birdwell has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 229.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.90
A Season-Best Effort from Jordan Mcclain Jr Leads North Rock Creek over Pauls Valley
North Rock Creek was led to victory by Jordan Mcclain Jr, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcclain Jr picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
On the season, Mcclain Jr has averaged 7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 22.25
Star-Spencer was sadly handed a defeat on Thursday, but Travion Barber Ii did his best to prevent it. Barber Ii was unstoppable, rushing for 146 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards.
Star-Spencer is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Barber Ii will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Kingfisher on Friday.
Gamescore: 21.88
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Willbanks: 98 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.63)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
