6A District 3 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Xavier Perez Leads Organ Mountain over Clovis
Organ Mountain was led to victory by Xavier Perez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Perez rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Perez has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 95.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 9.9 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 58.9 passer rating.
Gamescore: 58.90
Big Game from Rios As Centennial Won 51-12
Centennial picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Rudy Rios. Rios turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Centennial pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Rios and Centennial will head out on the road to square off against Organ Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.88
Kason Perez Dazzles in Carlsbad Victory
Carlsbad found a leader in Kason Perez as the team took down Alamogordo on Friday. Nobody could stop Perez as he threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Carlsbad back to even at 4-4. Perez and Carlsbad will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Las Cruces at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 30.07
Jordan Lucas Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jordan Lucas produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Centennial to the win on Friday. Lucas rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards.
This year, Lucas has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 62.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 34 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.97
Davis Posts Huge Game in 51-12 Win
Centennial picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Zaiden Davis. Davis was dynamite, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes.
For the season, Davis has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 112.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had 11 rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 19.
Gamescore: 27.80
Other Notable Players
- Dylan Hergenreder: 77 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 38 yards receiving (Gamescore: 27.55)
- Justice French: 97 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.87)
- Romeo Jones: 150 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Brock Beaty: 197 yards passing; 49 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.53)
- Robert Castaneda: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.28)
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