TAIAO Division 1 - North (6 Man) Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Kayetano Jaimes Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is East Texas Homeschool Sports's Kayetano Jaimes, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Jaimes made four total tackles and defended three passes, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended three passes.
East Texas Homeschool Sports' victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. Jaimes and East Texas Homeschool Sports will challenge Tyler HEAT at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 82.23
Fort Worth THESA Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Layton Francis
Fort Worth THESA picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Layton Francis. Nobody could stop Francis as he threw for 241 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
This year, Francis has thrown 22 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 130 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 57.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 95.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 60.97
Big Game from Frazier As Austin Royals Homeschool Won 50-14
Benjamin Frazier's big game helped extend Austin Royals HomeSchool's winning streak to five on Saturday. Frazier did his part (and then some), rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries for the 'W'. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Frazier must have San Antonio Patriots HomeSchool's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Frazier rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns the last time he and the duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 42.40
While Westlake Academy might've come up empty on Friday, Gunnar Barnard wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Barnard as he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He has become a key player for Westlake Academy: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Westlake Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. Barnard and Westlake Academy are taking a road trip to face off against Hill County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.10
Andrew Keller and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Andrew Keller's big game helped extend Fort Worth THESA's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Keller as he picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
On the season, Keller has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 69.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had six receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 33.78
Other Notable Players
- Dane Kerr: 108 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Jet Kenoyer: 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.90)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
