5A District 2 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!
Cazares Made His Presence Known in Artesia's 44-40 Loss
Starting off the list is Artesia's Izac Cazares, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Cazares threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
Artesia's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. Cazares and Artesia will head out to take on Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.53
Frankie Galindo Makes It Two for Artesia
Another Artesia player making an appearance on this list is Frankie Galindo. He picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 61 yards.
Galindo and Artesia will face off against Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Galindo took on the Rockets, he rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.20
Kyler Reaves Delivers Electric Performance Vs Gadsden
Lovington had to settle for second on Friday, but Kyler Reaves sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Reaves as he made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Lovington's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. Reaves and Lovington will host Deming at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.00
Camon Ochoa Makes It Two for Lovington
Another Lovington player making an appearance on this list is Camon Ochoa. He rushed for 16 yards.
This year, Ochoa has averaged 20.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.28
Kaden Grantham Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Kaden Grantham posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Artesia over Roswell on Friday. Grantham picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Artesia: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Grantham has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Mathew Prudencio: 219 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Nicholas Vierra: 133 yards passing; 83 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
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