6A Region II District 9 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Dirk Williams Jr. Leads Sachse over North Garland
On Friday, Sachse got the W thanks in part to Dirk Williams Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Williams Jr. threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
The win was the sixth in a row for Sachse, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Williams Jr. and Sachse will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Garland at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.30
Fisher IV Made His Presence Known in Wylie East's 77-7 Victory
Howard Fisher IV was a major factor in Wylie East's win over South Garland on Friday. Fisher IV was dynamite, throwing for 181 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards on only six carries.
Wylie East's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. They and Naaman Forest are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
Michael Henderson III Makes It Two for Wylie East
Keeping Fisher IV company is Michael Henderson III, a fellow Wylie East player. He made a tackle and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 37.05
Wylie Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Jagger Bale
Wylie picked up their third consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Jagger Bale. Rowlett had no answer to Bale as he threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards.
On the season, Bale has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 187.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 21.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.77
Keandrae Little Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Sachse got the W thanks in part to Keandrae Little playing the best football he has all season. Little rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
This season, Little has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 65 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.29 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.00
Other Notable Players
- DeAngelo Perales: 168 yards passing; 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 34.10)
- Harrison Vicic: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Derrick Obi: 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.40)
- Kaliq Lockett: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.70)
- Martaveion Sanders: 127 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
