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!
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. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Schmidt saw the Knights), he rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 87.48
A Season-Best Performance from Jadin Arrington Leads Centex Homeschool over Grace Academy
On Friday, CenTex HomeSchool had to settle for second even though Jadin Arrington put up the best numbers he has all season. 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, turning on the jets for a run 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 take on Hill Country K at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.42
Kalin Love's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Kalin Love posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made ten total tackles and defended three passes. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 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 was only averaging 18.83 receiving yards per game. This year he is averaging 35.67 receiving yards.
Gamescore: 77.15
Sam Tarrant produced his most outstanding game to date while leading King's Academy to the win 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 face off against Founders Classical Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 74.27
Adam Huval Turns in Season-Best Effort
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 year, Huval has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has those 4 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 46.25
Other Notable Players
- Scott Dosa: 96 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 33.92)
- Cyrus Sprinkle: 169 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.17)
- 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
