5A-1 Region I District 3 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!
Malaki Lockhart Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Fossil Ridge got the W thanks in part to Malaki Lockhart playing the best football he has all season. Lockhart threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
With the win, Fossil Ridge broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. Lockhart and Fossil Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Brewer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 65.37
A Season-Best Effort from Terrance Lopez Leads Denton over Fossil Ridge
Sadly, Terrance Lopez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Denton over Fossil Ridge on Friday. Lopez rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 262 yards and a touchdown.
Denton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lopez and Denton will take on Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.37
Kates Posts Huge Game in 51-14 Victory
Richland found a leader in Drew Kates as the squad took down Granbury on Friday. Kates did his part (and then some), throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
Richland's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Kates and Richland will square off against Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.13
Another Game with at Least Ten Total Tackles from Kingdom Tatum
On Friday, Fossil Ridge got the W thanks in part to Kingdom Tatum playing the best football he has all season. Tatum wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with ten or more total tackles.
This year, Tatum has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
A Constellation of Stars for Fossil Ridge
Another Fossil Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Brady Jones. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has been hot recently, having posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
This season, Jones has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Hagen Hughes: 109 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Lucas Davis: 180 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Jayden Cowan: (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Jordan Cedillo: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Peyton Cundiff: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
