6A Region IV District 26 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 Performance from Kayson Mathabela Leads Bowie over Del Valle
Bowie was led to victory by Kayson Mathabela, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mathabela rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Mathabela has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 92 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 41 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.68
Maddox Maher Has Career-Day on Friday
Dripping Springs was led to victory by Maddox Maher, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Maher threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Austin had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Maher it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Maher saw the Maroons), he threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 40.93
Jack Tyndall Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Dripping Springs was led to victory by Jack Tyndall, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tyndall rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (104.5). He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Tyndall might just drop another big game when he faces off against Bowie on Friday. When Tyndall last faced the Bulldogs back in September of 2023, he rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 32.20
Westlake Gets a Boost from Clark in 70-0 Victory
Westlake found a leader in Elijah Clark as the team took down Akins on Thursday. Nobody could stop Clark as he rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the year, Clark has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 36 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.30
Grady Bartlett Makes It Two for Westlake
Another Westlake player making an appearance on this list is Grady Bartlett. He rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Bartlett might have his next game, a road matchup with Austin, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Bartlett saw the Maroons), he rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 21.18
Other Notable Players
- Nick Tyndall: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.22)
- Cal Livengood: 34 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 17.68)
- Cruz Tello: 109 yards passing; 45 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.47)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
