4A-1 Region II District 6 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!
Cardea Collier Delivers Electric Effort Vs Life Waxahachie
Cardea Collier's big game helped extend Alvarado's winning streak to eight on Friday. Nobody could stop Collier as he threw for 352 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Life Waxahachie had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Collier it was a similar story. When Collier last faced the Mustangs back in November of 2023, he rushed for 206 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 78.37
Lance Sansom Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lance Sansom produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Alvarado to the win on Friday. Sansom picked up 181 receiving yards and five touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 60 yards.
On the year, Sansom has caught 15 touchdowns while averaging 98 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.75 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.77
Jaden Garrett's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Lake Worth got the W thanks in part to Jaden Garrett playing the best football he has all season. Garrett rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Lake Worth's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. Garrett and Lake Worth are taking a road trip to take on Kennedale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.78
Gavin Tovar's Big Game Leads Lake Worth over Castleberry
Gavin Tovar posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Tovar has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 55.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.38
Bingham Came Up Big in Kennedale's 32-30 Win
Riley Bingham was instrumental in extending Kennedale's winning streak to four on Friday. Ranchview had no answer to Bingham as he rushed for 143 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry.
Kennedale's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. Bingham and Kennedale will take on Lake Worth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.30
Other Notable Players
- D.J. Clampitt: (1TD) and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.90)
- Dj Darjean: 1 interception, 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Demetrius Valadez: 191 yards passing; 42 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.13)
- Joshua Cornwell: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.40)
- Laurrence Watkins: 31 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
