5A-2 Region IV District 14 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!
Cody Adame Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Gregory-Portland got the W thanks in part to Cody Adame playing the best football he has all season. Adame rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Adame has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 136.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had six rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 59.98
A Season-Best Effort from Trevor Long Leads Miller over Corpus Christi Moody
Miller was led to victory by Trevor Long, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Long threw for 320 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Miller pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Long and Miller will square off against Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 58.33
Robert Muhammad Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Carroll got the W thanks in part to Robert Muhammad playing the best football he has all season. Muhammad rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023.
Muhammad must have King's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Muhammad saw the Mustangs), he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 48.40
Eathan Vela Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Eathan Vela produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Miller to the win on Friday. Vela picked up 167 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.2). He has become a key player for Miller: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the season, Vela has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 101.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.20
Jaihum Cook Delivers Best Effort of Season
Miller was led to victory by Jaihum Cook, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cook picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (21) he has had since back in November of 2023.
On the season, Cook has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 22.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.67 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Other Notable Players
- Delson Cavaness: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.50)
- Tripp Thompson: 151 yards passing; 31 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Cuatro Kennedy: 2 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Jayden Vela: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Nick Cantu: 55 yards passing; 2 TDs rushing (Gamescore: 16.17)
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