5A-2 Region III District 11 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!
Liberty Hill Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kyle May
Liberty Hill picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Kyle May. May rushed for 262 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards.
Liberty Hill pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withCrockett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.20
Bastrop Gets a Boost from Nielsen in 47-24 Victory
Weston Nielsen was instrumental in extending Bastrop's winning streak to five on Friday. Nielsen was unstoppable, throwing for 352 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played.
If history really does repeat itself, Nielsen might just drop another big game when he faces off against Pflugerville on Friday. When Nielsen last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he threw for 451 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 54.87
Bryce Muchaw Dazzles in Liberty Hill Win
Bryce Muchaw was instrumental in extending Liberty Hill's winning streak to seven on Friday. McCallum had no answer to Muchaw as he rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Muchaw's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Muchaw has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 133.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 50.00
Dj Seaborn Delivers Best Effort of Season
Dj Seaborn produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Liberty Hill to the win on Friday. Seaborn rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards.
For the year, Seaborn has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 71.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.55
Rhyder Miller Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Rhyder Miller of Pflugerville. Miller rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards.
Miller and Pflugerville will take on Bastrop at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers had to take a loss when they last met the Bears, but Miller had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 34.85
Other Notable Players
- Cole Taylor: 226 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.77)
- Alister Vallejo: 3 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 31.50)
- Josh Whitehead: 88 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 35 yards receiving (Gamescore: 30.87)
- Zaden Howard: 187 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.67)
- Jalen Owens: 111 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 43 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.05)
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