2A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Cody Sells Goes Supernova in Three Rivers Win
Cody Sells's big game helped extend Three Rivers's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Nobody could stop Sells as he threw for 347 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Three Rivers pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Sells and Three Rivers will take on Kaufer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.03
Daniel Martinez Delivers Electric Performance Vs Freer
Santa Maria found a leader in Daniel Martinez as the squad took down Freer on Friday. Martinez was dynamite, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 53 yards.
Santa Maria's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges Skidmore-Tynan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.43
Jason Galey Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jason Galey produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Three Rivers to the win on Thursday. Galey picked up 144 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending three passes.
For the year, Galey has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 86.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.40
Miguel Alaniz's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Santa Maria was led to victory by Miguel Alaniz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Alaniz threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Alaniz has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 89.1 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 13.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 34.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 38.75
Other Notable Players
- James Contreras: 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.05)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
