5A-2 Region IV District 16 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!
Adrian Sauceda Delivers Best Performance of Season
Adrian Sauceda produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Pace to the win on Friday. Sauceda rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 148 or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Sauceda has run in 20 touchdowns while averaging 233.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 72.20
Robert Sanchez Turns in Season-Best Effort
Robert Sanchez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mercedes to the win on Friday. Sanchez rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry.
Mercedes now has a winning record of 4-3. Sanchez and Mercedes will head out on the road to face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 56.40
Slovak Posts Huge Game in 41-38 Defeat
Eddie Slovak posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the season, Slovak has averaged 36.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 97.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 169.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 47.28
A Season-Best Performance from Elijah Trevino Leads Edcouch-Elsa over Porter
Elijah Trevino produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Edcouch-Elsa to the win on Saturday. Trevino rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 51 yards.
Unfortunately for Porter, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Trevino. When Trevino last faced the Cowboys back in October of 2023, he threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 40.80
Troy Barco Makes It Two for Edcouch-Elsa
Keeping Trevino company is Troy Barco, a fellow Edcouch-Elsa player. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Barco has averaged 14.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.75
Other Notable Players
- Athan Lopez: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Matthew Cano: (1TD), 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Guadalupe Ramirez: 176 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Narciso Rodriguez: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Trystan Rojas: 8 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
