5A-1 Region IV District 14 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 Elijah Pardo Leads South San Antonio over Southside
South San Antonio was led to victory by Elijah Pardo, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pardo rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
South San Antonio pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Pardo and South San Antonio will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Southwest Legacy at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 38.53
Austin Diggs Turns in Season-Best Effort
Southwest was led to victory by Austin Diggs, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Diggs rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 71 yards.
The win for Southwest keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Diggs and Southwest will head out on the road to challenge Winn at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 32.95
Aazeryuan Voss and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Southwest picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aazeryuan Voss. Voss did his part (and then some), picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
For the season, Voss has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 82.1 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had five receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 24.00
Franco Came Up Big in Southwest's 41-13 Victory
Aj Franco was instrumental in extending Southwest's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Franco as he threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (15).
On the season, Franco has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 160.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging five passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.23
Tajari Wellington Delivers Best Effort of Season
Tajari Wellington produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jay to the win on Friday. Wellington threw for 152 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
The win for Jay keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Wellington and Jay will host Martin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 22.93
Other Notable Players
- Joehl Montez: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Jose Mancillas: 9 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
