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 from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Malaki Lockhart Leads Fossil Ridge over Denton
On Friday, Fossil Ridge got the W thanks in part to Malaki Lockhart playing the best football he has all season. Lockhart threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Fossil Ridge moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Lockhart will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Brewer on Thursday.
Gamescore: 65.37
Big Game from Kates As Richland Won 51-14
Richland found a leader in Drew Kates as the team took down Granbury on Friday. Kates was dynamite, throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, while also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Richland pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Kates and Richland will face off against Aledo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.13
Kingdom Tatum Turns in Another Game with at Least Ten Total Tackles
Kingdom Tatum produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fossil Ridge to the win on Friday. Tatum wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with ten or more total tackles.
This year, Tatum has averaged 9.1 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.00
Terrance Lopez Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Terrance Lopez posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Denton over Fossil Ridge on Friday. Lopez threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards.
Denton is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Lopez and Denton will take on Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.37
Brady Jones' Big Game Leads Fossil Ridge over Denton
Another Fossil Ridge player making an appearance on this list is Brady Jones. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has been hot recently, having posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
On the season, Jones has averaged 6.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.25 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 26.75
Other Notable Players
- Hagen Hughes: 109 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.80)
- Jayden Cowan: (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Jordan Cedillo: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Peyton Cundiff: 109 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.48)
- Draylon Galloway: 57 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
