5A-1 Region II District 7 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Cadarius Mcmiller Leads Tyler over Cleburne
Tyler was led to victory by Cadarius Mcmiller, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mcmiller rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Tyler now has a winning record of 4-3. Mcmiller and Tyler will be playing at home against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.30
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Desmond Cox
Red Oak was led to victory by Desmond Cox, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cox wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Cox has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 37.50
Ashton Arriaga Has Career Rushing Day
On Friday, Tyler got the W thanks in part to Ashton Arriaga playing the best football he has all season. Arriaga rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Arriaga has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.20
Middleton Posts Huge Game in 21-14 Victory
Another Red Oak player making an appearance on this list is Billy Middleton. He rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 155 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Middleton has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 167 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Courtney Gordon Jr. Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Red Oak got the W thanks in part to Courtney Gordon Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Gordon Jr. wasn't messing around, making 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Gordon Jr. has averaged 11.7 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Cunningham: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.62)
- Dior Gammon: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Beau Wendel: 157 yards passing; 36 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Torrall Stocker Jr: 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Trey Haralson: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
