5A-1 Region II District 5 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!
Rece Hoyt Goes Supernova in Lone Star Win
Rece Hoyt's big game helped extend Lone Star's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hoyt turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 156 yards and a touchdown while completing 86.4% of his passes.
Lone Star pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Hoyt and Lone Star will face off against Wakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.08
Adam Schmid Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Adam Schmid posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Centennial over Reedy on Thursday. Schmid threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
Centennial is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Schmid and Centennial are taking a road trip to square off against McKinney North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 37.67
Big Game from Hooper As Heritage Won 42-24
Vincent Hooper posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards.
This season, Hooper has averaged 63.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 35.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.38
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Bingham Buckley
Sadly, Bingham Buckley posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Centennial over Reedy on Thursday. Buckley wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Buckley has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
A Season-Best Effort from Easton Pulliam Leads Lone Star over Sherman
On Friday, Lone Star got the W thanks in part to Easton Pulliam playing the best football he has all season. Pulliam picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles.
On the season, Pulliam has averaged 9 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
Other Notable Players
- Jackson Graham: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.78)
- Hogan Hobbs: 3 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Michael Frizzell: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Fope Tedimola: 1 interception (1TD) and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Jackson Hand: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
