6A Region I District 7 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!
Blake Bates Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Pearce got the W thanks in part to Blake Bates playing the best football he has all season. Bates rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pearce pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Bates and Pearce will take on Richardson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.53
Big Game from Casagrande As Pearce Won 63-27
Another Pearce player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Casagrande. He rushed for 116 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 year, Casagrande has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 96.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
A Constellation of Stars for Pearce
Another Pearce player making an appearance on this list is Presley Harper. He threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Unfortunately for Irving, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Harper. When Harper last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he threw for 390 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 28.03
Peters Posts Huge Game in 38-10 Loss
While Dallas Jesuit might've come up empty on Thursday, Charlie Peters wasn't going down without a fight. Peters was unstoppable, throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 55 yards.
This season, Peters has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 192.2 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 12.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 20.13
Rolando King Turns in Season-Best Effort
MacArthur came up short on Friday despite Rolando King delivering his best game to date. King wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown. The matchup was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
MacArthur is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. King and MacArthur are taking a road trip to square off against Dallas Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- Jett Hamby: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.23)
- Nate Kinder: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Henry Bourret: 63 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.87)
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