4A-2 Region II District 7 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!
Pittsburg's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Twan Thompson
Twan Thompson helped snap Pittsburg's 11-game losing streak dating back to last season. Thompson turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Pittsburg's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. Thompson will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Van on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.00
Trillyon Butler and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Trillyon Butler was instrumental in extending Gilmer's winning streak to five on Friday. Butler wasn't messing around, making a tackle. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
Gilmer's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Butler and Gilmer will head out to take on Pleasant Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.70
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Itzael Falcon
Thanks in part to Itzael Falcon, Pittsburg said goodbye to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season. Falcon wasn't messing around on Friday, forcing a fumble, making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. The contest was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Falcon has averaged 4.4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.50
Pittsburg's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Kord Johnson
Pittsburg's 11-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Kord Johnson. Johnson turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 175 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
For the season, Johnson has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 74.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.67
Jet Bates and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Jet Bates's big game helped extend Gilmer's winning streak to five on Friday. Bates wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his seventh straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Bates has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.25
Other Notable Players
- Camdyn Doddy: 33 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.47)
- Tyler Hagler: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Jaime Villegas: 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.70)
- Kai Furtch: 123 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Zade Taylor: 51 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.28)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
