5A-1 Region III District 12 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!
Gerlich Made His Presence Known in Anderson's 64-7 Victory
Starting off the list is Anderson's Max Gerlich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gerlich threw for 338 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Anderson now has a winning record of 3-2. Gerlich and Anderson will host Hendrickson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.13
Braiden Daeon Wooley Delivers Best Effort of Season
Weiss was led to victory by Braiden Daeon Wooley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Daeon Wooley rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 64 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Weiss, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Daeon Wooley and Weiss will square off against Hays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.08
Anthony Hernandez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Hays got the W thanks in part to Anthony Hernandez playing the best football he has all season. Hernandez rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (105.6). Those 171 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the year, Hernandez has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 105.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.00
A Season-Best Performance from Wilson Stapp Leads College Station over Hendrickson
Wilson Stapp produced his most outstanding game to date while leading College Station to the win on Friday. Stapp rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
For the year, Stapp has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.87
Tristan Waidelich Turns in Season-Best Performance
Anderson was led to victory by Tristan Waidelich, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Waidelich picked up 101 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
This year, Waidelich has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 50.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.43
Other Notable Players
- Zayden Sharp: 78 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.17)
- Conner Cashion: 92 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Cade Corcoran: 258 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.70)
- Ed Small: 142 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.62)
- Aydan Martinez-Brown: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 34 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
