5A-1 Region I District 3 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!
Drew Kates Turns in Season-Best Performance
Richland was led to victory by Drew Kates, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kates threw for 412 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Richland's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Kates and Richland will challenge Arlington Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.97
Hughes Posts Huge Game in 58-28 Defeat
Hagen Hughes continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least 109 rushing yards. He rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hughes might have his next game, a road matchup with Saginaw, circled on his calendar. When Hughes last faced the Rough Riders back in October of 2023, he rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 50.93
Anthony Debello's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Granbury came up short on Friday despite Anthony Debello delivering his best game to date. Debello rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards.
For the season, Debello has caught 1 touchdown while averaging 19.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 16.4 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.15
A Season-Best Effort from Deon Jones Leads Richland over Azle
Richland was led to victory by Deon Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jones picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 53 yards.
This season, Jones has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 87.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.12
Nehemiah Warmate Delivers Electric Performance Vs Birdville
Nehemiah Warmate was instrumental in extending Ryan's winning streak to five on Thursday. Warmate turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Ryan pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Warmate and Ryan will challenge Paschal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 29.20
Other Notable Players
- Roddrick Roberts: 1 sack, 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 25.75)
- Kaden Winkfield: 92 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.80)
- Xavier Johnson: 84 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.65)
- Gavin Beard: 157 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.77)
- Tre'Vaughn Reynolds: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 25 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
