3A-2 Region I District 2 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Zuniga As Roosevelt Fell 42-36
Starting off the list is Roosevelt's Jaden Zuniga, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Zuniga rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
Roosevelt moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Zuniga's next matchup is against Idalou on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 46.13
Nathan Martens' Big Game Leads Muleshoe over Roosevelt
Nathan Martens put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Thursday. He threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 95.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Martens is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Littlefield on Friday. Back in August of 2023 (the last time Martens saw the Wildcats), he threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 43.70
Gavino Webster Makes It Two for Roosevelt
The second Roosevelt player making an appearance here is Gavino Webster, and for good reason. He rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
On the year, Webster has averaged 36.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.52
Mauricio Herrera Makes It Two for Muleshoe
The second Muleshoe player making an appearance here is Mauricio Herrera, and for good reason. He rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards.
This season, Herrera has averaged 122.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 29.71 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.32
A Constellation of Stars for Roosevelt
Another Roosevelt player making an appearance on this list is Nate Casarez. He threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Casarez has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 52.9 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had seven rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 22.23
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