5A-1 Region I District 3 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!
Malaki Lockhart Turns in Season-Best Effort
Fossil Ridge was led to victory by Malaki Lockhart, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lockhart threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Fossil Ridge moved to 2-6 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Lockhart and Fossil Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Brewer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 65.37
Richland Gets a Boost from Kates in 51-14 Win
Drew Kates was a major factor in Richland's win over Granbury on Friday. Kates was unstoppable, throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Kates and Richland will venture away from home to challenge Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kates will face off against Gavin Beard, the Bearcats' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 32.13
Kingdom Tatum Turns in Another Game with at Least Ten Total Tackles
Kingdom Tatum produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fossil Ridge to the win on Friday. Tatum wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with ten or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Tatum has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
A Season-Best Performance from Terrance Lopez Leads Denton over Fossil Ridge
On Friday, Denton had to settle for second even though Terrance Lopez put up the best numbers he has all season. Lopez threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards.
Denton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lopez and Denton will head out on the road to take on Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.37
Brady Jones Makes It Three for Fossil Ridge
Another Fossil Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Brady Jones. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Jones has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Hagen Hughes: 109 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Jayden Cowan: (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Jordan Cedillo: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Peyton Cundiff: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Draylon Galloway: 57 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
