6A Region IV District 27 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!
Cole Pryor Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Reagan's Cole Pryor, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Pryor rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards.
The victory (which was Reagan's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Pryor and Reagan will challenge Brennan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.37
Caleb Cappuccio Dazzles in Reagan Win
Caleb Cappuccio posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown on perfect 9-for-9 passing.
On the season, Cappuccio has thrown 6 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 67.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 31.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.63
Pavlicek Posts Huge Game in 52-0 Victory
Churchill found a leader in Hunter Pavlicek as the squad took down LEE on Thursday. Nobody could stop Pavlicek as he threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. Churchill is 4-1 when Pavlicek posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the season, Pavlicek has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 91.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.43
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Nicola Pari
Nicola Pari continued his hot streak on Thursday by dropping his tenth-straight game with at least five total tackles. He picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles.
For the year, Pari has averaged 8.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
Lorenn "Bubba" Johnson Goes Supernova in Johnson Victory
Lorenn "Bubba" Johnson's rushing tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his 17th-straight game with 103+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Clark, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Johnson. Johnson rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.08
Other Notable Players
- Elvis Estrada: 169 yards passing; 21 yards rushing (Gamescore: 27.87)
- Gabe Simpson: 85 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.35)
- Freddie Padilla: 1 sack, 3 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Xavier Canavis: 121 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
