5A-1 Region IV District 15 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!
Malachi Rodriguez Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Weslaco East got the W thanks in part to Malachi Rodriguez playing the best football he has all season. Rodriguez rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Weslaco East pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Rodriguez and Weslaco East will welcome Donna North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.68
Ryan Reyna Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial got the W thanks in part to Ryan Reyna playing the best football he has all season. Reyna rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This season, Reyna has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 73.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 42.17 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 76.83 passer rating.
Gamescore: 31.97
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Gets a Boost from Garcia in 48-11 Victory
Daren Garcia's big game helped extend Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's winning streak to six on Friday. Garcia did his part (and then some), throwing for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes for the 'W'.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Garcia and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North will face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.70
Ethan Guerra Goes Supernova in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Victory
Ethan Guerra's big game helped extend Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Guerra as he rushed for 155 yards on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the season, Guerra has averaged 136.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.38
Other Notable Players
- Emiliano Colunga: 99 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Robert Moralez: 64 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.65)
- Gabriel Horta: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Elias Rodriguez: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.78)
- Ethan Montemayor: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
