5A-1 Region I District 3 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!
Hagen Hughes Dazzles in Azle Victory
Hagen Hughes was instrumental in extending Azle's winning streak to six on Friday. Hughes did his part (and then some), rushing for 222 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 57 receiving yards for the 'W'. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Azle's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Hughes and Azle will face off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.58
A Season-Best Effort from Gavin Beard Leads Aledo over Granbury
Aledo was led to victory by Gavin Beard, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Beard threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. What's more, he also racked up ten rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
The win was the sixth in a row for Aledo, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Beard and Aledo will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Richland at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 44.13
Derrek Vowell Delivers Best Effort of Season
Derrek Vowell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Azle to the win on Friday. Vowell threw for 269 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes.
On the season, Vowell has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 245.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 36.23
Malaki Lockhart Turns in Season-Best Performance
Fossil Ridge came up short on Friday despite Malaki Lockhart delivering his best game to date. Lockhart threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards.
Fossil Ridge is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lockhart and Fossil Ridge are taking a road trip to challenge Denton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.13
A Season-Best Performance from Aiden Mackey Leads Azle over Fossil Ridge
On Friday, Azle got the W thanks in part to Aiden Mackey playing the best football he has all season. Mackey picked up 114 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 50 yards.
For the year, Mackey has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 70.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.90
Other Notable Players
- Draylon Galloway Jr.: 163 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 35.67)
- Zach Wells: 161 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.23)
- Raycine Guillory Jr: 71 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.28)
- Errol West: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Case Moore: 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
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