8-Man District 3 (8 Man) 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!
Landyn Hiles Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Mescalero Apache got the W thanks in part to Landyn Hiles playing the best football he has all season. Hiles rushed for 273 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
This season, Hiles has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 145.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 76.28
Melrose Wins 18th-Straight Thanks to Jaxon Odom
Jaxon Odom was instrumental in extending Melrose's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Odom was dynamite, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 52 yards.
Melrose pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Odom will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Mescalero Apache on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.15
Roybal Posts Huge Game in 62-16 Win
Josiah Roybal's big game helped extend Melrose's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Roybal was unstoppable, throwing for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards.
Roybal and Melrose will be playing at home against Mescalero Apache at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Roybal up against the Chiefs' star quarterback Nicholas Yuzos. 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: 49.70
Brayden Eldridge Turns in Season-Best Effort
Brayden Eldridge's big game helped extend Melrose's winning streak to 18 on Friday. Eldridge produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
Eldridge will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Mescalero Apache on Friday. Eldridge will face off against Landyn Hiles on Friday, the Chiefs' star rusher. 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: 40.55
Jasiel Esparza Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jasiel Esparza of Tatum. Esparza made six total tackles.
This year, Esparza has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.10
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
