5A-1 Region I District 3 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 Performance from Malaki Lockhart Leads Fossil Ridge over Denton
Fossil Ridge was led to victory by Malaki Lockhart, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Lockhart threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win snapped Fossil Ridge's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-6 record. Lockhart and Fossil Ridge will be playing at home against Brewer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 65.37
Richland Gets a Boost from Kates in 51-14 Victory
Drew Kates was a major factor in Richland's win over Granbury on Friday. Nobody could stop Kates as he threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Richland's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Kates and Richland will take on Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.13
Another Game with at Least Ten Total Tackles from Kingdom Tatum
Kingdom Tatum produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fossil Ridge to the win on Friday. Tatum wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with ten or more total tackles.
For the season, Tatum has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Terrance Lopez Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Terrance Lopez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Denton over Fossil Ridge on Friday. Lopez threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards.
Denton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lopez and Denton will face off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.37
Brady Jones Delivers Electric Performance Vs Denton
Another Fossil Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Brady Jones. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has been hot recently, having posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
This season, Jones has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 1.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Hagen Hughes: 109 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Jayden Cowan: (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Jordan Cedillo: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Peyton Cundiff: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Draylon Galloway: 57 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
