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 Performance from Xavier Perez Leads Organ Mountain over Clovis
Xavier Perez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Organ Mountain to the win 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. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 9.9 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 58.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 58.90
Rios Made His Presence Known in Centennial's 51-12 Win
Rudy Rios was instrumental in extending Centennial's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Rios as he rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Centennial pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Rios and Centennial are taking a road trip to face off against Organ Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.88
Kason Perez Delivers Electric Performance Vs Alamogordo
Carlsbad found a leader in Kason Perez as the squad took down Alamogordo on Friday. Perez did his part (and then some), throwing for 265 yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'.
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 Performance 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, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards.
For the season, Lucas has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 62.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 34 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.97
Davis Posts Huge Game in 51-12 Win
Zaiden Davis's big game helped extend Centennial's winning streak to seven on Friday. Davis did his part (and then some), rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes for the 'W'.
For the year, Davis has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 112.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, 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