6A Region I District 5 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!
Tenel Hill Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tenel Hill produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lewisville to the win on Friday. Hill rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Lewisville, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Hill and Lewisville will welcome Coppell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Ryder Garcia Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Ryder Garcia continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up four sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
On the season, Garcia has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 47.25
Kevin Sperry Delivers Electric Performance Vs Hebron
Keeping Garcia company is Kevin Sperry, a fellow Guyer player. He rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown.
Sperry and Guyer will head out to challenge Marcus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sperry will face off against Colton Nussmeier, the Marauders' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 28.67
Big Game from Keliikipi As Marcus Won 49-21
Isaiah Keliikipi was a major factor in Marcus's victory over Braswell on Friday. Braswell had no answer to Keliikipi as he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. Keliikipi was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
This year, Keliikipi has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.18
Matt Desantes Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Guyer got the W thanks in part to Matt Desantes playing the best football he has all season. Desantes picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
On the year, Desantes has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Devin Robinson: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Nussmeier: 132 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.10)
- Sterling Schneider: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.38)
- Derrick "DJ" Martin Iii: 24 yards receiving; 84 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
