5A-1 Region IV District 15 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!
Alvin Edwards' Big Game Leads Harlingen South over Weslaco East
Starting off the list is Harlingen South's Alvin Edwards, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Edwards rushed for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 124 rushing yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Harlingen South, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. Edwards and Harlingen South will venture away from home to square off against Vela at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.80
Dylan Anaya Has Career-Day on Thursday
Dylan Anaya posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.7). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
This year, Anaya has thrown 4 touchdowns while averaging 30 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 51.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 50.08
Noah Endres Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Noah Endres posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
The win (which was Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Endres and Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against Mission at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.00
Flour Bluff Gets a Boost from Paluseo in 36-33 Loss
While Flour Bluff might've come up empty on Friday, Jayden Paluseo wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the loss, Paluseo was still balling out as he threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Flour Bluff moved to 9-1 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak. Paluseo and Flour Bluff will take on McAllen Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.87
Marcus Garza Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Thursday, Harlingen South got the W thanks in part to Marcus Garza playing the best football he has all season. Garza wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with six or more total tackles.
For the year, Garza has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 33.25
Other Notable Players
- Aiden Gonzalez: 105 yards passing; 49 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.40)
- Anthony Mimms: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.50)
- Denzel Vasquez: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Andre Mimms: 54 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.87)
- Austen Shroyer: 46 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.77)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
