6A Region II District 11 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!
Keelon Russell's Big Game Leads Duncanville over Desoto
Keelon Russell's big game helped extend Duncanville's winning streak to 12 on Friday. Russell turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 427 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Duncanville's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Russell and Duncanville will square off against Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.07
A Season-Best Performance from Dakorien Moore Leads Duncanville over Desoto
Dakorien Moore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Duncanville to the win on Friday. Moore's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 receiving yards.
On the season, Moore has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 131 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.50
Duncanville Wins 12th-Straight Thanks to Nehemiah Borner
Nehemiah Borner was instrumental in extending Duncanville's winning streak to 12 on Friday. Borner picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles (2.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Borner has averaged 13.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.8 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 34.25
Big Game from Williams As Horn Fell 37-33
Kamryn Williams continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Horn's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Williams and Horn will square off against DeSoto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.80
Cade Pointer Goes Supernova in Waxahachie Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Cade Pointer of Waxahachie. Pointer picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
On the season, Pointer has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 9 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 0.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
Other Notable Players
- CJ Castleberry: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.15)
- Dayshun Reese: 129 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.68)
- Bryson Linnear: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Jamari Andrews: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Delvin Cook: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.43)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
