5A-2 Region III District 11 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 Performance from Cole Taylor Leads Pflugerville over Burbank
On Thursday, Pflugerville got the W thanks in part to Cole Taylor playing the best football he has all season. Taylor threw for 409 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes.
Pflugerville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Taylor and Pflugerville will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Iowa Colony at 2:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 60.47
Pierre Dylan Belinga Has Career-Day on Friday
Pierre Dylan Belinga posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry.
Liberty Hill pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Dylan Belinga and Liberty Hill will square off against Brenham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.40
Kyran Mcfrazier Delivers Best Performance of Season
Pflugerville was led to victory by Kyran Mcfrazier, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Mcfrazier picked up 215 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 51 yards.
For the year, Mcfrazier has caught 17 touchdowns while averaging 85.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had eight receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 46.25
Preston Benefield Makes It Two for Liberty Hill
The second Liberty Hill player making an appearance here is Preston Benefield, and for good reason. He rushed for 75 yards and five touchdowns.
For the year, Benefield has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 61.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.40
Big Game from Owens As Elgin Won 43-16
Jalen Owens put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September on Friday. He rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win (which was Elgin's third in a row) raised their record to 6-5. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Elgin Wildcats challenge the Randle Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.60
Other Notable Players
- Weston Nielsen: 259 yards passing; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.57)
- Dylan Owens: 68 yards passing; 59 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.40)
- Rhyder Miller: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.15)
- Quintaelyn Joyner: 28 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 22.67)
- Jaivion Martin: 97 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
