3A-2 Region II District 6 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!
Cannon Valenzuela Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cannon Valenzuela produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jacksboro to the win on Friday. Valenzuela picked up 174 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Jacksboro: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Jacksboro's win bumped their record up to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withHenrietta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 49.23
A Season-Best Performance from Wyatt Gavit Leads Jacksboro over Millsap
Jacksboro was led to victory by Wyatt Gavit, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gavit threw for 390 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt.
This year, Gavit has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 238.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.57 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 48.90
Jones Posts Huge Game in 58-0 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Hunter Jones stepped things up a notch to give Holliday the 'W'. Jones turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 287 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
For the season, Jones has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 265.6 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.94 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 122.01 passer rating.
Gamescore: 46.63
Luis Balderama Has Career Rushing Day
Jacksboro was led to victory by Luis Balderama, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Balderama rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of Jacksboro's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Balderama has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 46.55
Brady Jones Makes It Two for Holliday
Another Holliday player making an appearance on this list is Brady Jones. He made three total tackles and defended three passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended three passes.
Gamescore: 28.85
Other Notable Players
- Kase Dennis: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
