6A Region IV District 31 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!
Gabriel Ramirez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Gabriel Ramirez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pharr-San Juan-Alamo to the win on Friday. Ramirez rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win was the fifth in a row for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Ramirez and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo will face off against Harlingen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 47.88
Francisco Trevino's Big Game Leads Weslaco over Economedes
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Francisco Trevino stepped things up a notch to give Weslaco the 'W'. Nobody could stop Trevino as he threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
On the season, Trevino has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 169.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.47
Underclassman John Carreon Comes Up Big Against Weslaco
While Economedes couldn't topple Weslaco on Friday, it's impossible to ignore the impact made by underclassman John Carreon. Carreon was dynamite, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 163 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes.
Economedes dropped their record down to 5-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Carreon and Economedes will square off against Los Fresnos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.95
Myles Lopez and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Myles Lopez. Lopez was dynamite, throwing for 152 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Lopez has thrown 25 touchdowns (and and only 5 pick) while averaging 283 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.93
Castillo Made His Presence Known in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's 48-0 Win
Another Pharr-San Juan-Alamo player making an appearance on this list is Joshua Castillo. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (4.5 for loss).
This year, Castillo has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Leal: (Gamescore: 25.63)
- Cody Longoria: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Moises Hernandez: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Marco Maynez: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- David Perez: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
