5A-2 Region IV District 16 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Adrian Sauceda Leads Pace over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest
On Friday, Pace got the W thanks in part to Adrian Sauceda playing the best football he has all season. Sauceda rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 148 or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Sauceda has run in 20 touchdowns while averaging 233.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 72.20
Robert Sanchez Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mercedes was led to victory by Robert Sanchez, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sanchez rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry.
Mercedes now has a winning record of 4-3. Sanchez's next matchup is against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Thursday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 56.40
Eddie Slovak Goes Supernova in Lopez Loss
Eddie Slovak posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Slovak has averaged 36.6 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 97.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 169.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 47.28
Elijah Trevino Turns in Season-Best Effort
Edcouch-Elsa was led to victory by Elijah Trevino, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Trevino rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 51 yards.
Trevino must have Porter's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Trevino threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground the last time he and the Cowboys duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.80
Troy Barco Makes It Two for Edcouch-Elsa
Another Edcouch-Elsa player making an appearance on this list is Troy Barco. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Barco has averaged 14.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.75
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Velasquez: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Athan Lopez: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Matthew Cano: (1TD), 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Guadalupe Ramirez: 176 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Narciso Rodriguez: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
