2A-1 Region I District 4 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Dillon Silva's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is Cisco's Dillon Silva, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Thursday Silva rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Silva has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 18.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 43.55 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 76.27 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 53.27
Allyn Barker Delivers Best Effort of Season
Hawley was led to victory by Allyn Barker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Barker rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This season, Barker has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 53.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 51.85
Stamford Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Kaston Vega
Kaston Vega was instrumental in extending Stamford's winning streak to 11 on Thursday. Vega did his part (and then some), rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries for the 'W'.
Stamford pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Vega and Stamford will venture away from home to challenge Panhandle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 44.57
Ables Came Up Big in Hawley's 57-21 Win
Another Hawley player making an appearance on this list is Keagan Ables. He threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles.
For the season, Ables has thrown 32 touchdowns (and and only 6 picks) while averaging 275.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 20.45 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 41.07
Stamford picked up their 11th consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Christian Duran. Duran turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 12-for-12 passing, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the season, Duran has thrown 15 touchdowns while averaging 149.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had nine rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 18.
Gamescore: 39.33
Other Notable Players
- Cle Whitfield: 1 TD ; 73 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.60)
- Hunter Crim: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
