5A-1 Region II District 6 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Axel Lofstrand Leads Newman Smith over North Mesquite
Newman Smith was led to victory by Axel Lofstrand, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lofstrand threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win (which was Newman Smith's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Lofstrand and Newman Smith will head out to challenge White at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.83
Harrison Came Up Big in Newman Smith's 48-13 Victory
Keeping Lofstrand company is Allijah Harrison, a fellow Newman Smith player. He rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown. Harrison is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season.
On the season, Harrison has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.17
Creekview Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Dre Richardson
Dre Richardson was instrumental in extending Creekview's winning streak to six on Thursday. Nobody could stop Richardson as he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Richardson has thrown 3 touchdowns while averaging 35 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 22.83 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.23
Dallas Barge Delivers Best Performance of Season
Newman Smith was led to victory by Dallas Barge, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barge picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Barge has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 36 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.62
Jude Marlin Turns in Season-Best Effort
Creekview was led to victory by Jude Marlin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Marlin forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles, and defended two passes.
On the year, Marlin has averaged 7.8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 19.75
Other Notable Players
- Deonte Juake: 6 total tackles and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Terrance Collins: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
