4A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Jude Hernandez Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Calallen's Jude Hernandez, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Hernandez rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Unfortunately for Tuloso-Midway, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Hernandez. When Hernandez last faced the Warriors & Cherokees back in October of 2023, he rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 29.28
Rene Rivera Jr Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Zapata got the W thanks in part to Rene Rivera Jr playing the best football he has all season. Rivera Jr wasn't messing around, making eight total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging three interceptions. The matchup was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Zapata pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Rivera Jr and Zapata will head out to face off against Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.75
Robert Gallegos Has Career-Day on Friday
Hidalgo came up short on Friday despite Robert Gallegos delivering his best game to date. Gallegos rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hidalgo dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Gallegos and Hidalgo will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Calallen at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 26.30
Calallen Gets a Boost from Dennis in 35-14 Victory
Sebastian Dennis put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
On the year, Dennis has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 29.86 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.23
Ricardo Rodr?guez Makes It Three for Calallen
Another Calallen player making an appearance on this list is Ricardo Rodr?guez. He rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 56 yards.
This year, Rodr?guez has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 93 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.80
Other Notable Players
- Joseph Lozano: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Damian Figueroa: 60 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 60 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.97)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
