TAIAO Division 3 - North (6 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Hayden Yelverton Delivers Electric Performance Vs Valor Preparatory Academy
Starting off the list is Community Christian's Hayden Yelverton, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Yelverton rushed for 255 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Community Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. Yelverton and Community Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hill County at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 89.22
West Texas T Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Isaac Kelly
West Texas T picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Isaac Kelly. Panhandle Christian Home Educators had no answer to Kelly as he rushed for 135 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
West Texas T pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Kelly and West Texas T are on the road again on Saturday to play Richland Springs at 11:30 a.m.
Gamescore: 74.63
Underclassman Tristan Knight Comes Up Big Against Big Springs Charter
Underclassman Tristan Knight came into Saturday's contest looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He turned in nothing short of a gem on Saturday, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
Unfortunately for Big Springs Charter, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Knight. When Knight last faced the BSCS Hawks back in October of 2023, he rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 49.20
Jace Little Makes It Two for Community Christian
Another Community Christian player making an appearance on this list is Jace Little. He rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 109 receiving yards.
This season, Little has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 100.14 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 46.75
Johnson Came Up Big in Panhandle Christian Home Educators' 58-19 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Landry Johnson of Panhandle Christian Home Educators. Johnson rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Panhandle Christian Home Educators is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Johnson and Panhandle Christian Home Educators will take on Kingdom Prep Academy on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.12
Other Notable Players
- Parker Dehls: 169 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.83)
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