4A-2 Region II District 5 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!
Taber Made His Presence Known in Krum's 47-33 Loss
Starting off the list is Krum's Ty Taber, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Taber threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Taber might have his next game, a road matchup with Sanger, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Taber saw the Indians), he threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 37.77
Lane Larson Makes It Two for Krum
Keeping Taber company is Lane Larson, a fellow Krum player. He picked up 159 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Larson has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 164.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.73
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Haidyn Jones
Haidyn Jones continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 16th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles.
For the season, Jones has averaged 15.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 25.55
Jj Mikas Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Sanger had to settle for second even though Jj Mikas put up the best numbers he has all season. Mikas wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles. The match was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Sanger's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. Mikas and Sanger will look to defend their home field on Friday against Van Alstyne at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 24.75
Holden Bremer Delivers Electric Performance Vs Sanger
Rounding off our Top Five is Holden Bremer of Caddo Mills. Bremer rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 37 receiving yards.
This year, Bremer has averaged 55.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.07
Other Notable Players
- Max Taylor: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Joel Rodriguez: 120 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.58)
- Jaise Jackson: 8 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Reginald Jones: 130 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.20)
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