4A-1 Region II District 7 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Thomas Adams Leads Lake Dallas over Community
Lake Dallas was led to victory by Thomas Adams, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Adams threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Lake Dallas' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Adams and Lake Dallas will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Panther Creek at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 36.33
Nathan Cornist Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Lake Dallas was led to victory by Nathan Cornist, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cornist picked up a sack, made 17 total tackles, and defended two passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 6.8 total tackles per game. He has been hot recently, having posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
For the season, Cornist has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 31.50
Panther Creek Gets a Boost from Fry in 38-35 Victory
Panther Creek took down Paris on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Graylyn Fry's performance. Paris had no answer to Fry as he threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt.
Panther Creek pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Fry and Panther Creek will host Community at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.90
Carson Miller Turns in Season-Best Performance
Community came up short on Friday despite Carson Miller delivering his best game to date. Miller rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Miller has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 24.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.95
Gavin Young Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Lake Dallas got the W thanks in part to Gavin Young playing the best football he has all season. Young picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 78 yards.
For the year, Young has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 93.7 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.45
Other Notable Players
- Malcom Simon: 86 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.20)
- Ziare Cornist: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Dylan Brauchle: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Parker Ord: 134 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.82)
- Vaughn Scott: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
