5A-2 Region I District 2 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!
Johnson Came Up Big in Memorial's 45-42 Defeat
Starting off the list is Memorial's Kenji Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
Memorial moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. Johnson and Memorial will head out to challenge Lubbock-Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.83
Cooper's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Peyton Ewing
Thanks in part to Peyton Ewing, Cooper said goodbye to their three-game losing streak. Plainview had no answer to Ewing on Friday as he rushed for 128 yards on only eight carries. Ewing's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Ewing has averaged 73.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.67
Eric Powell Dazzles in Memorial Loss
Another Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Eric Powell. He rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Powell has averaged 16.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.97
Big Game from Cummins As Cooper Won 35-23
The second Cooper player making an appearance here is Austin Cummins, and for good reason. He threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Cummins has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 154.5 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 30.13 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.90
Other Notable Players
- Julian Reese Ii: 228 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.30)
- Jaden Carrillo: (Gamescore: 20.10)
- Isaiah Watson: 1 interception, 6 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
