5A-1 Region II District 5 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!
Rece Hoyt Dazzles in Lone Star Victory
Rece Hoyt's big game helped extend Lone Star's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Hoyt as he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 156 yards and a touchdown while completing 86.4% of his passes.
Lone Star pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Hoyt and Lone Star will take on Wakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.08
Adam Schmid Turns in Season-Best Performance
Centennial came up short on Thursday despite Adam Schmid delivering his best game to date. Schmid threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 50 yards.
Centennial is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Schmid and Centennial will venture away from home to challenge McKinney North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 37.67
Hudson Eidem Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Lebanon Trail came up short on Friday despite Hudson Eidem delivering his best game to date. Eidem rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Lebanon Trail is 2-1 when Eidem posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
This season, Eidem has averaged 19 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 30.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.28
Hooper Made His Presence Known in Heritage's 42-24 Victory
Vincent Hooper posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards.
On the season, Hooper has averaged 63.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 35.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.38
A Season-Best Performance from Bingham Buckley Leads Centennial over Reedy
Centennial came up short on Thursday despite Bingham Buckley delivering his best game to date. Buckley wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles.
On the season, Buckley has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.75
Other Notable Players
- Easton Pulliam: 1 sack and 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Jackson Graham: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.78)
- Hogan Hobbs: 3 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Michael Frizzell: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Fope Tedimola: 1 interception (1TD) and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
