3A District 2 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!
Willams Came Up Big in Hope Christian's 35-6 Victory
Starting off the list is Hope Christian's Breylon Willams, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Willams picked up 212 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
The win got Hope Christian back to even at 4-4. Willams and Hope Christian will take on Robertson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 51.67
Roman Montoya's Big Game Leads Hope Christian over Pojoaque Valley
Keeping Willams company is Roman Montoya, a fellow Hope Christian player. He threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Montoya has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 156.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 46.88
Jesse James Gonzalez and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Jesse James Gonzalez's big game helped extend Robertson's winning streak to eight on Friday. West Las Vegas had no answer to Gonzalez as he threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately for West Las Vegas, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Gonzalez. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Gonzalez saw the Dons), he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
Gamescore: 42.90
West Las Vegas Gets a Boost from Perea in 28-26 Loss
Cj Perea posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Perea has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 173.9 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 12.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 35.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.33
A Season-Best Performance from Corey Gonzales Leads Pojoaque Valley over Hope Christian
Sadly, Corey Gonzales posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Pojoaque Valley over Hope Christian on Friday. Gonzales picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
Pojoaque Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. Gonzales and Pojoaque Valley will take on Santa Fe Indian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.72
Other Notable Players
- D'Marcus Rodriguez: 123 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.13)
- George Smith: 151 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.35)
- Orlando Romero: 13 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
