5A-1 Region II District 8 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Jett Walker Leads Georgetown over Rouse
Georgetown was led to victory by Jett Walker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Walker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards.
For the season, Walker has averaged 171.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.20
Tekoa Martin Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lake Belton got the W thanks in part to Tekoa Martin playing the best football he has all season. Martin rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Martin will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Leander on Friday. The match will pit Martin up against the Lions' star running back Eric Hargrave. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 38.60
Underclassman Evan Blair Comes Up Big Against Lake Belton
It was an underclassman who stole the show on Friday as Evan Blair came into the game on a mission. Nobody could stop he as he rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Glenn is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Cedar Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.68
Leander Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Garrett Peitz
Garrett Peitz's big game helped extend Leander's winning streak to three on Friday. Peitz was dynamite, picking up five receiving yards.
On the season, Peitz has averaged 30.5 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.33
Ty Blair Goes Supernova in East View Loss
Ty Blair posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards on only 14 carries. He has become a key player for East View: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
East View's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. Blair and East View will head out to challenge Georgetown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.57
Other Notable Players
- David Cooper: 320 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.73)
- Gavin Owen: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.30)
- Jj Ortiz: 132 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.20)
- Maverik Maddux: 183 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Keaton Gordon: 54 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 39 yards receiving (Gamescore: 21.98)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
