5A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Jp Garza Dazzles in Mcallen Memorial Win
Starting off the list is McAllen Memorial's Jp Garza, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Garza rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win (which was McAllen Memorial's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Garza and McAllen Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against Juarez-Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 30.80
Big Game from Botello As Rowe Won 27-7
Adrian Botello's big game helped extend Rowe's winning streak to three on Friday. Botello turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 46 yards.
Botello and Rowe will challenge Vela at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The last time Botello took on the Sabercats, he picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 24.83
Kane Coy Makes It Two for Mcallen Memorial
The second McAllen Memorial player making an appearance here is Kane Coy, and for good reason. He rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.
This season, Coy has thrown 11 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 115.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.70
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Samuel Liguez
Another Rowe player making an appearance on this list is Samuel Liguez. He rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. 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.
For the season, Liguez has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 22.88
Michael Alaniz Goes Supernova in Mcallen Memorial Win
Another McAllen Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Michael Alaniz. He picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 64 yards.
For the year, Alaniz has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 94.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.67
Other Notable Players
- Diego Salinas: 240 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.10)
- Christopher Avila: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Nicholas Lara: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
