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!
Hagen Hughes Turns in Season-Best Performance
Hagen Hughes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Azle to the win on Friday. Hughes rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
The win for Azle keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Hughes will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Fossil Ridge on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.00
A Season-Best Performance from Lamar Leggins Leads Birdville over Azle
Sadly, Lamar Leggins posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Birdville over Azle on Friday. Leggins rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Birdville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Leggins and Birdville will square off against Denton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.20
Drew Kates Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Drew Kates was instrumental in extending Richland's winning streak to six on Friday. Kates made a major impact, throwing for 363 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Richland pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Kates and Richland will head out to face off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.20
Raycine Guillory Jr and Co. Win Fifth in a Row
Aledo picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Raycine Guillory Jr. Guillory Jr showed up in a big way, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (108.5) per game.
Aledo's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Guillory Jr and Aledo will head out to take on Granbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.55
Wells Posts Huge Game in 48-43 Loss
Another Birdville player making an appearance on this list is Zach Wells. He threw for 463 yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Wells has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 188.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.77
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Johnson: 121 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.52)
- Hunter Moreno: 25 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 23.73)
- Derrek Vowell: 290 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.53)
- Evan Smith: 70 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.42)
- Dillon Arkansas: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
