6A Region II District 11 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Deondrae Riden Jr. Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Deondrae Riden Jr.'s big game helped extend DeSoto's winning streak to seven on Saturday. Riden Jr. made a major impact, rushing for 254 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards.
Willis's probably not too fond of Riden Jr. given he always seems to get the better of them. When Riden Jr. last faced the Wildkats back in November of 2023, he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 60.88
Keelon Russell and Co. Win 19th in a Row
Keelon Russell was instrumental in extending Duncanville's winning streak to 19 on Saturday. Russell made a major impact, throwing for 440 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. The performance once again pushed his average passing yardage north of 300 yards per game (304.3).
Russell must have The Woodlands's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Russell last faced the Highlanders back in November of 2023, he rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 57.73
Big Game from Moore As Duncanville Won 42-20
Dakorien Moore was instrumental in extending Duncanville's winning streak to 19 on Saturday. Moore turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 205 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
On the season, Moore has caught 18 touchdowns while averaging 102.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 45.42
Sarod Baker Delivers Best Effort of Season
SaRod Baker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading DeSoto to the win on Saturday. Baker rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Baker has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 35.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.40
Desoto Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kelden Ryan
Kelden Ryan was instrumental in extending DeSoto's winning streak to seven on Saturday. Nobody could stop Ryan as he rushed for 92 yards, and also threw for 98 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October.
For the season, Ryan has thrown 25 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 181 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.33
Other Notable Players
- Landon Barnes: 2 sacks, 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.25)
- Ayson Theus: 135 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.52)
- Jaylyn Manning: 1 interception and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Marshall Kirven: 3 sacks and 3 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Kohen Brown: 145 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
