6A 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Xavier Perez Leads Organ Mountain over Clovis
Organ Mountain was led to victory by Xavier Perez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Perez rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Perez has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 95.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 9.9 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 58.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 58.90
Rios Came Up Big in Centennial's 51-12 Victory
Rudy Rios's big game helped extend Centennial's winning streak to seven on Friday. Rios turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Centennial's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Rios' next game is against Organ Mountain on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 40.88
Kason Perez Goes Supernova in Carlsbad Win
Carlsbad took down Alamogordo on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Kason Perez's standout effort. Alamogordo had no answer to Perez as he threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Carlsbad back to even at 4-4. Perez and Carlsbad will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Las Cruces at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 30.07
Jordan Lucas Delivers Best Effort of Season
Centennial was led to victory by Jordan Lucas, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lucas rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards.
This season, Lucas has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 62.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 34 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.97
Big Game from Davis As Centennial Won 51-12
Zaiden Davis's big game helped extend Centennial's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Davis as he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes.
On the year, Davis has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 112.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had 11 rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 19.
Gamescore: 27.80
Other Notable Players
- Dylan Hergenreder: 77 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 38 yards receiving (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Justice French: 97 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.87)
- Romeo Jones: 150 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Brock Beaty: 197 yards passing; 49 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.53)
- Robert Castaneda: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
