5A-2 Region I District 2 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!
Johnson Posts Huge Game in 45-42 Loss
Starting off the list is Memorial's Kenji Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
With the defeat, Memorial broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Johnson will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Lubbock-Cooper on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.83
Cooper's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Peyton Ewing
Thanks in part to Peyton Ewing, Cooper said goodbye to their three-game losing streak. Ewing did his part (and then some), rushing for 128 yards on only eight carries for the 'W'. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Ewing has averaged 73.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 20.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.67
Eric Powell's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Memorial over Wylie
Another Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Eric Powell. He rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Powell has averaged 16.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.97
Cummins Made His Presence Known in Cooper's 35-23 Victory
Another Cooper player making an appearance on this list is Austin Cummins. He threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Cummins has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 154.5 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 30.13 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.90
Other Notable Players
- Julian Reese Ii: 228 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.30)
- Jaden Carrillo: (Gamescore: 20.10)
- Isaiah Watson: 1 interception, 6 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
