2A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Cody Sells Goes Supernova in Three Rivers Win
Cody Sells was instrumental in extending Three Rivers's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Nobody could stop Sells as he threw for 347 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Three Rivers' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Sells and Three Rivers will face off against Kaufer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.03
Daniel Martinez Dazzles in Santa Maria Win
Daniel Martinez was a major factor in Santa Maria's victory over Freer on Friday. Martinez did his part (and then some), rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
Santa Maria's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Skidmore-Tynan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.43
Jason Galey Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jason Galey produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Three Rivers to the win on Thursday. Galey picked up 144 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended three passes.
On the year, Galey has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 86.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 44.40
Otero Came Up Big in Santa Maria's 40-27 Victory
Another Santa Maria player making an appearance on this list is Luis Otero. He picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Otero has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 59.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.35
Miguel Alaniz Has Career-Day on Friday
Miguel Alaniz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Santa Maria to the win on Friday. Alaniz threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Alaniz has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 89.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.75
Other Notable Players
- James Contreras: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
