5A-1 Region III District 12 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!
Gerlich Posts Huge Game in 64-7 Win
Starting off the list is Anderson's Max Gerlich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gerlich threw for 338 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Anderson now has a winning record of 3-2. Gerlich and Anderson will be playing in front of their home fans against Hendrickson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.13
A Season-Best Performance from Braiden Daeon Wooley Leads Weiss over Cedar Creek
Weiss was led to victory by Braiden Daeon Wooley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Daeon Wooley rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 64 yards.
The victory (which was Weiss' third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Daeon Wooley and Weiss will square off against Hays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.08
Anthony Hernandez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Hays got the W thanks in part to Anthony Hernandez playing the best football he has all season. Hernandez rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (105.6) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
This year, Hernandez has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 105.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 4.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.00
Wilson Stapp Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, College Station got the W thanks in part to Wilson Stapp playing the best football he has all season. Stapp rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
This year, Stapp has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.87
Tristan Waidelich Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tristan Waidelich produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Anderson to the win on Thursday. Waidelich picked up 101 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
For the season, Waidelich has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 50.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.43
Other Notable Players
- Zayden Sharp: 78 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.17)
- Conner Cashion: 92 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Cade Corcoran: 258 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.70)
- Ed Small: 142 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.62)
- Aydan Martinez-Brown: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 34 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
