4A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Jude Hernandez Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Calallen's Jude Hernandez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hernandez rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Tuloso-Midway had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hernandez it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Hernandez saw the Warriors & Cherokees), he rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 29.28
Rene Rivera Jr Delivers Electric Effort Vs Hidalgo
Rene Rivera Jr's big game helped extend Zapata's winning streak to three on Friday. Hidalgo had no answer to Rivera Jr as he made eight total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging three interceptions. Rivera Jr is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Zapata pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Rivera Jr and Zapata will square off against Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.75
Robert Gallegos Turns in Season-Best Effort
Hidalgo came up short on Friday despite Robert Gallegos delivering his best game to date. Gallegos rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hidalgo dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Gallegos and Hidalgo will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 26.30
Dennis Came Up Big in Calallen's 35-14 Win
Sebastian Dennis put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
For the season, Dennis has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 28.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 65 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.23
Ricardo Rodr?guez Dazzles in Calallen Victory
Another Calallen player making an appearance on this list is Ricardo Rodr?guez. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 56 yards.
On the year, Rodr?guez has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 93 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.80
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Lozano: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Damian Figueroa: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 60 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
