6A Region I District 8 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!
Larry Nichols Delivers Best Effort of Season
Larry Nichols produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Bowie to the win on Friday. Nichols rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 200 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes.
The victory (which was Bowie's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. Nichols and Bowie will be playing at home against Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.03
Roberson Came Up Big in Haltom's 23-14 Win
Vudrico Roberson's rushing tear continued on Thursday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 121+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
On the season, Roberson has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 137.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.60
Darrion Bowers Has Career Rushing Day
Darrion Bowers posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Bowers might just drop another big game when he faces off against Arlington on Friday. Bowers rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Colts duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.80
Gannon Carey Makes It Two for Lamar
Another Lamar player making an appearance on this list is Gannon Carey. He threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards.
Carey might have his next game, a home matchup with Sam Houston, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Carey saw the Texans), he threw for 350 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.70
Other Notable Players
- Keenan Jackson: 133 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.90)
- Braylon Williams: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Jaylen Harper: 106 yards rushing; 50 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Ibrahim Otokiti: 82 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.08)
- Jamar Burton: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.55)
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