6A Region I District 5 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Tenel Hill Leads Lewisville over Flower Mound
Tenel Hill produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lewisville to the win on Friday. Hill rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
The win (which was Lewisville's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Hill and Lewisville will welcome Coppell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Ryder Garcia Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Ryder Garcia continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up four sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This year, Garcia has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 47.25
Sperry Posts Huge Game in 35-10 Victory
Another Guyer player making an appearance on this list is Kevin Sperry. He rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Sperry has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 195.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.67
Isaiah Keliikipi Delivers Electric Effort Vs Braswell
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Isaiah Keliikipi stepped things up a notch to give Marcus the 'W'. Keliikipi was dynamite, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 61 yards.
This season, Keliikipi has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.18
Matt Desantes Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Guyer got the W thanks in part to Matt Desantes playing the best football he has all season. Desantes picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
On the season, Desantes has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Devin Robinson: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Nussmeier: 132 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.10)
- Sterling Schneider: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.38)
- Derrick "DJ" Martin Iii: 24 yards receiving; 84 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
