5A-2 Region II District 7 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!
Alton Henderson Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Marshall had to settle for second even though Alton Henderson put up the best numbers he has all season. Henderson rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 193 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 63 yards.
For the season, Henderson has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 101.8 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 59.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.67
Texas Gets a Boost from Johnson in 43-42 Win
Texas picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Javari Johnson. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
If the past is any indication, Johnson could be in store for another big game when he takes on Mt. Pleasant on Friday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Johnson saw Mt. Pleasant), he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 38.28
Tradarian Ball and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Tradarian Ball's big game helped extend Texas's winning streak to seven on Friday. Ball was dynamite, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 47 receiving yards. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Ball might have his next game, a home matchup with Mt. Pleasant, circled on his calendar. Ball rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and Mt. Pleasant duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.83
Shawn Rios Turns in Season-Best Performance
Shawn Rios produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Whitehouse to the win on Friday. Rios made 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This year, Rios has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
Tyren Mathews Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tyren Mathews of Nacogdoches. Mathews made a tackle.
Nacogdoches' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. Mathews and Nacogdoches will head out on the road to take on Whitehouse at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.57
Other Notable Players
- Noah Jacquez-Lindsay: 1 interception (1TD) and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Kadavion Pickens: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Za?Majeigh Mosley: 122 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Landon Sherrard: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Jojo Adams: 163 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
