5A-1 Region IV District 15 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!
Malachi Rodriguez Turns in Season-Best Performance
Malachi Rodriguez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Weslaco East to the win on Friday. Rodriguez rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Weslaco East pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Rodriguez and Weslaco East will look to defend their home field on Friday against Donna North at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 46.68
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Andrew Charlebois stepped things up a notch to give Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial the 'W'. Charlebois turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 244 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
This season, Charlebois has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 166 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 42.00
A Season-Best Performance from Ryan Reyna Leads Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial over Donna North
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was led to victory by Ryan Reyna, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Reyna rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
On the year, Reyna has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 73.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 42.17 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 76.83 passer rating.
Gamescore: 31.97
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Denzel Vasquez
On Friday, Donna had to settle for second even though Denzel Vasquez put up the best numbers he has all season. Vasquez wasn't messing around, making 19 total tackles and snagged an interception. The match was his sixth straight with five or more total tackles.
For the season, Vasquez has averaged 13.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Big Game from Garcia As Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Won 48-11
Daren Garcia's big game helped extend Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's winning streak to six on Friday. Donna had no answer to Garcia as he threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Garcia and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North will take on Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.70
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Guerra: 155 yards rushing (Gamescore: 25.38)
- Emiliano Colunga: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Robert Moralez: 64 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.65)
- Gabriel Horta: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Elias Rodriguez: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.78)
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