2A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Cody Sells' Big Game Leads Three Rivers over Premont
Three Rivers picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Cody Sells. Premont had no answer to Sells as he threw for 347 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Three Rivers pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Sells and Three Rivers will challenge Kaufer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.03
Daniel Martinez Goes Supernova in Santa Maria Victory
Daniel Martinez was a major factor in Santa Maria's win over Freer on Friday. Freer had no answer to Martinez as he rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. Martinez was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 53 yards.
Santa Maria pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Skidmore-Tynan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.43
A Season-Best Effort from Jason Galey Leads Three Rivers over Premont
Three Rivers was led to victory by Jason Galey, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Galey picked up 144 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending three passes.
On the year, Galey has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 86.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.40
Miguel Alaniz Has Career Rushing Day
Miguel Alaniz produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Santa Maria to the win on Friday. Alaniz threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Alaniz has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 89.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.75
Other Notable Players
- James Contreras: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.05)
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