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 Turns in Season-Best Effort
Malaki Lockhart produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fossil Ridge to the win on Friday. 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.
Fossil Ridge moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Lockhart and Fossil Ridge will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Brewer at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 65.37
Kates Came Up Big in Richland's 51-14 Win
Richland found a leader in Drew Kates as the team took down Granbury on Friday. Kates was dynamite, throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Kates and Richland are taking a road trip to take on Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kates will face off against Gavin Beard, the Bearcats' star QB. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 32.13
Kingdom Tatum Turns in Another Game with at Least Ten Total Tackles
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 match was his third straight with ten or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Tatum has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Terrance Lopez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Terrance Lopez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Denton over Fossil Ridge on Friday. Lopez threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards.
Denton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lopez and Denton are taking a road trip to square off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.37
Brady Jones' Big Game Leads Fossil Ridge over Denton
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 is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the 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)
- 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)
- Draylon Galloway: 57 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
