6A Region IV District 30 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Hector Benavides Leads Alexander over Medina Valley
Alexander came up short on Friday despite Hector Benavides delivering his best game to date. Benavides wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his 14th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Benavides has averaged 11.3 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.75
Flores Made His Presence Known in Eagle Pass' 24-17 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Luis Flores stepped things up a notch to give Eagle Pass the 'W'. Flores was unstoppable, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown.
Eagle Pass now has a winning record of 3-2. Flores and Eagle Pass will square off against Alexander at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 25.48
Luna Came Up Big in United's 31-17 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jorge Luna stepped things up a notch to give United the 'W'. Nobody could stop Luna as he threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes.
United has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Luna and United will challenge Medina Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 25.30
Del Rio Gets a Boost from Rodriguez in 31-17 Loss
While Fermin Rodriguez delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Del Rio. Rodriguez turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Del Rio has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. Rodriguez and Del Rio will venture away from home to take on United South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.20
Caleb Palomo Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Caleb Palomo posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Alexander over Medina Valley on Friday. Palomo made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
For the season, Palomo has averaged 10 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 0.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.25
Other Notable Players
- Colt Lozano: 135 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.33)
- Frankie J. Fuentes: 21 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
