5A-1 Region III District 11 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 Effort from Alijah Bright Leads La Porte over Pasadena
Alijah Bright produced his most outstanding game to date while leading La Porte to the win on Friday. Bright rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The victory (which was La Porte's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Bright and La Porte will square off against Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.58
Kaden Edwards Delivers Best Performance of Season
Angleton was led to victory by Kaden Edwards, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Edwards picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
Angleton's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Edwards and Angleton will square off against Weiss at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.50
Malik Windfont Turns in Season-Best Effort
Crosby came up short on Friday despite Malik Windfont delivering his best game to date. Windfont made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is becoming a predictor of Crosby's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 4-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
On the season, Windfont has averaged 4.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.50
Aiden Saenz and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
La Porte picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aiden Saenz. Saenz was unstoppable, throwing for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes.
For the year, Saenz has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 73.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 37.84 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 69.4 passer rating.
Gamescore: 19.47
Sandolph Came Up Big in La Porte's 56-0 Win
Ricky Sandolph was instrumental in extending La Porte's winning streak to seven on Friday. Sandolph turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Sandolph has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 67.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 18.60
Other Notable Players
- Copelin Windfont: 1 sack, 8 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Peyton Smith: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.27)
- Tyresse Barnes: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Jamarcus Shockley: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
