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 Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Keelon Russell Goes Supernova in Duncanville Victory
Keelon Russell was instrumental in extending Duncanville's winning streak to 12 on Friday. Russell was dynamite, throwing for 427 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Duncanville pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Russell and Duncanville will challenge Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.07
A Season-Best Performance from Dakorien Moore Leads Duncanville over Desoto
On Friday, Duncanville got the W thanks in part to Dakorien Moore playing the best football he has all season. Moore's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 receiving yards.
For the season, Moore has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 131 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Duncanville Wins 12th-Straight Thanks to Nehemiah Borner
Nehemiah Borner's big game helped extend Duncanville's winning streak to 12 on Friday. Borner picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Borner has averaged 13.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 3.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
Horn Gets a Boost from Williams in 37-33 Loss
Kamryn Williams continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Horn's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Williams will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against DeSoto on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.80
Cade Pointer Dazzles in Waxahachie Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Cade Pointer of Waxahachie. Pointer picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
For the year, Pointer has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 9 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- CJ Castleberry: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Dayshun Reese: 129 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.68)
- Bryson Linnear: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Jamari Andrews: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Delvin Cook: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.43)
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