5A-2 Region III District 11 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!
Kyle May Has Career-Day on Friday
Starting off the list is Liberty Hill's Kyle May, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday May rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
The win was the fifth in a row for Liberty Hill, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. May and Liberty Hill will face off against Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 60.20
A Season-Best Effort from Bryce Muchaw Leads Liberty Hill over Elgin
On Friday, Liberty Hill got the W thanks in part to Bryce Muchaw playing the best football he has all season. Muchaw rushed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (121.5). He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 89-yard run.
For the year, Muchaw has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 121.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging three rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.00
Weston Nielsen Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Weston Nielsen produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bastrop to the win on Friday. Nielsen threw for 375 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.3 passing touchdowns per game.
The win was the third in a row for Bastrop, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Nielsen and Bastrop are taking a road trip to square off against Navarro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.90
Taylor Made His Presence Known in Pflugerville's 52-14 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Cole Taylor stepped things up a notch to give Pflugerville the 'W'. Taylor was dynamite, throwing for 323 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground.
Pflugerville pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Taylor and Pflugerville will challenge Liberty Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.53
Zaire Nuells Turns in Season-Best Performance
Elgin came up short on Friday despite Zaire Nuells delivering his best game to date. Nuells rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Crockett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.43
Other Notable Players
- Dylan Owens: 245 yards passing (Gamescore: 38.12)
- Jalen Owens: 105 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.25)
- Kyran Mcfrazier: 133 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 31.72)
- Brent Carter: 160 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.42)
- Dj Seaborn: 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
