TAIAO Division 2 - North (6 Man) 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!
Jadin Arrington Delivers Best Effort of Season
CenTex HomeSchool came up short on Friday despite Jadin Arrington delivering his best game to date. Arrington rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 59 yards.
CenTex HomeSchool is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Arrington and CenTex HomeSchool will venture away from home to square off against Hill Country K at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 87.92
Korbin Schmidt Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Lubbock T was led to victory by Korbin Schmidt, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Schmidt rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (118) per game. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Schmidt must have Stephenville FAITH's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Schmidt rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Knights duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 87.48
Kalin Love Has Career Rushing Day
Kalin Love posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles and defended three passes. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 60 yards.
This year, Love has averaged 7 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to two.
Gamescore: 77.15
Sam Tarrant Turns in Season-Best Performance
King's Academy was led to victory by Sam Tarrant, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tarrant rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 94 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory for King's Academy keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Tarrant and King's Academy will head out to take on Founders Classical Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 74.27
A Season-Best Performance from Adam Huval Leads King's Academy over Campbell
Adam Huval produced his most outstanding game to date while leading King's Academy to the win on Friday. Huval picked up four sacks and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
For the season, Huval has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 46.25
Other Notable Players
- Scott Dosa: 99 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 38.37)
- Cyrus Sprinkle: 169 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.07)
- Caiden Stafford: (Gamescore: 21.52)
- Tony Rivera: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
