5A-1 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Cadarius Mcmiller Leads Tyler over Cleburne
Cadarius Mcmiller produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Tyler to the win on Friday. Mcmiller rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Tyler now has a winning record of 4-3. Mcmiller and Tyler will look to defend their home field on Friday against Centennial at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 41.30
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Desmond Cox
Red Oak was led to victory by Desmond Cox, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cox wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making 19 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his fourth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This year, Cox has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. 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: 37.50
Ashton Arriaga Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Tyler was led to victory by Ashton Arriaga, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Arriaga rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Arriaga has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 70.5 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: 32.20
Middleton Made His Presence Known in Red Oak's 21-14 Win
Another Red Oak player making an appearance on this list is Billy Middleton. He rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 155 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards.
On the year, Middleton has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 167 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.23
Courtney Gordon Jr. Turns in Season-Best Performance
Red Oak was led to victory by Courtney Gordon Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gordon Jr. wasn't messing around, making 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The match was his sixth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Gordon Jr. will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Cleburne on Friday. The last time Gordon Jr. took on the Yellowjackets, he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.00
Other Notable Players
- Malachi Cunningham: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.62)
- Dior Gammon: 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Beau Wendel: 157 yards passing; 36 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.17)
- Torrall Stocker Jr: 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Trey Haralson: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.22)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
