5A-1 Region II District 8 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Jett Walker Leads Georgetown over Rouse
Jett Walker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Georgetown to the win on Thursday. Walker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards.
This season, Walker has averaged 171.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.20
Tekoa Martin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Tekoa Martin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lake Belton to the win on Friday. Martin rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, Martin has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 61.6 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.60
Glenn Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Evan Blair
Even if Glenn couldn't beat Lake Belton on Friday, underclassman Evan Blair still had a big game. Blair was unstoppable, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Glenn is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Cedar Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.68
Leander Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Garrett Peitz
Garrett Peitz was instrumental in extending Leander's winning streak to three on Friday. Peitz did his part (and then some), picking up five receiving yards for the 'W'.
On the year, Peitz has averaged 30.5 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.33
Blair Posts Huge Game in 31-29 Defeat
Ty Blair posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards on only 14 carries. He has become a key player for East View: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
East View's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. Blair and East View will venture away from home to face off against Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Other Notable Players
- David Cooper: 320 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.73)
- Gavin Owens: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.30)
- Jj Ortiz: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.20)
- Maverik Maddux: 183 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Keaton Gordon: 54 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 39 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
