5A-2 Region II District 7 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!
Tradarian Ball Dazzles in Texas Victory
Tradarian Ball was instrumental in extending Texas's winning streak to six on Friday. Whitehouse had no answer to Ball as he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Ball has posted since back in November of 2023.
Ball is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Marshall on Friday. Ball rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 32 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Mavericks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.58
Johnson Made His Presence Known in Texas' 51-10 Win
Javari Johnson's big game helped extend Texas's winning streak to six on Friday. Whitehouse had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Whitehouse had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Johnson it was a similar story. When Johnson last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 27.40
Marshall Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Isaiah Bush
Isaiah Bush's big game helped extend Marshall's winning streak to three on Friday. Bush did his part (and then some), rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries for the 'W'.
For the year, Bush has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 103.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 23.98
Knox Pilgreen Delivers Best Effort of Season
Texas was led to victory by Knox Pilgreen, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Pilgreen picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Pilgreen has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 38.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.35
Other Notable Players
- David Potter: 208 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.47)
- Kaiden Rodgers: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Alton Henderson: 119 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.93)
- Darnell Williams: 1 interception, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Semaj Gatson: 109 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
