6A Region IV District 30 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!
Hector Benavides Delivers Best Effort of Season
Alexander came up short on Friday despite Hector Benavides delivering his best game to date. Benavides wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his 14th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Benavides has averaged 11.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 7.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.75
Flores Made His Presence Known in Eagle Pass' 24-17 Victory
Eagle Pass found a leader in Luis Flores as the squad took down Laredo LBJ on Friday. Flores was unstoppable, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Eagle Pass now has a winning record of 3-2. Flores and Eagle Pass will challenge Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 25.48
Luna Came Up Big in United's 31-17 Victory
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jorge Luna stepped things up a notch to give United the 'W'. Luna was unstoppable, throwing for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes.
United is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Luna and United will face off against Medina Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 25.30
Big Game from Rodriguez As Del Rio Fell 31-17
Del Rio was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Fermin Rodriguez did his best to prevent it. Rodriguez was dynamite, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Del Rio has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. Rodriguez and Del Rio will head out to challenge United South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.20
A Season-Best Performance from Caleb Palomo Leads Alexander over Medina Valley
Alexander came up short on Friday despite Caleb Palomo delivering his best game to date. Palomo made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This year, Palomo has averaged 10 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.25
Other Notable Players
- Colt Lozano: 135 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.33)
- Frankie J. Fuentes: 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
