6A Region III District 21 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
David Bishop Turns in Season-Best Effort
Fort Bend Austin was led to victory by David Bishop, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bishop rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 95 yards.
Fort Bend Austin's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. Bishop and Fort Bend Austin will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Fort Bend Travis at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 46.47
Austin Carlisle Delivers Electric Performance Vs Fort Bend Bush
Ridge Point picked up their fourth consecutive win on Saturday thanks in part to Austin Carlisle. Carlisle was unstoppable, throwing for 134 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 68 yards. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 63 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, Carlisle might just drop another big game when he faces off against Fort Bend Dulles on Thursday. Carlisle threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes the last time he and the Vikings duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 30.93
Koen Herrmann Makes It Two for Fort Bend Austin
Another Fort Bend Austin player making an appearance on this list is Koen Herrmann. He threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
On the year, Herrmann has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 196 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.10
Cash Talbot put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 54 yards.
Fort Bend Clements is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Talbot and Fort Bend Clements will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fort Bend Hightower at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 17.82
A Season-Best Effort from Jerry Sweeting Leads Ridge Point over Fort Bend Bush
Jerry Sweeting produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ridge Point to the win on Saturday. Sweeting rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Sweeting has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 26.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.40
Other Notable Players
- Trent McCoy: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
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