3A District 1 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!
Hawkins Made His Presence Known in North Rock Creek's 45-41 Loss
Starting off the list is North Rock Creek's Caleb Hawkins, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hawkins rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 37 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
Unfortunately for Kingfisher, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hawkins. Hawkins rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards the last time he and the Yellowjackets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 90.00
A Season-Best Performance from Jhett Birdwell Leads Kingfisher over North Rock Creek
On Friday, Kingfisher got the W thanks in part to Jhett Birdwell playing the best football he has all season. Birdwell threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Birdwell has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 222.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 28.13 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 48.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 47.27
Kasen Blair Makes It Two for Kingfisher
Another Kingfisher player making an appearance on this list is Kasen Blair. He picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 64 yards.
On the season, Blair has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 51 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.37
Star-Spencer was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Coreyion Morgan did his best to prevent it. Morgan was unstoppable, throwing for 115 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 62 yards on only seven carries.
Star-Spencer is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats dukes it out withPauls Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 21.17
Santiago Ortega Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kingfisher was led to victory by Santiago Ortega, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ortega picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Ortega has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 55.9 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 12.88 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 16.88
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