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!
A Season-Best Performance from Alton Henderson Leads Marshall over Texas
Marshall came up short on Friday despite Alton Henderson delivering his best game to date. Henderson rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 193 yards and a touchdown, 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 63 yards.
On the year, Henderson has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 101.8 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.67 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 59.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.67
Javari Johnson Dazzles in Texas Win
Javari Johnson's big game helped extend Texas's winning streak to seven on Friday. Johnson was dynamite, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Johnson might have his next game, a home matchup with Mt. Pleasant, circled on his calendar. When Johnson last faced Mt. Pleasant back in September of 2023, he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Gamescore: 38.28
Texas Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Tradarian Ball
Tradarian Ball's big game helped extend Texas's winning streak to seven on Friday. Ball did his part (and then some), rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 47 receiving yards for the 'W'. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Ball is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Mt. Pleasant on Friday. Ball rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and Mt. Pleasant duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 33.83
Shawn Rios Turns in Season-Best Effort
Whitehouse was led to victory by Shawn Rios, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rios made 18 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Rios has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.71 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 31.25
Tyren Mathews Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Tyren Mathews of Nacogdoches. Mathews made a tackle.
Nacogdoches' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. Mathews and Nacogdoches will square off against Whitehouse at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.57
Other Notable Players
- Noah Jacquez-Lindsay: 1 interception (1TD) and 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Kadavion Pickens: 1 interception and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Za?Majeigh Mosley: 122 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.60)
- Landon Sherrard: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.25)
- Jojo Adams: 163 yards passing (Gamescore: 20.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
