3A-2 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!
Israel Soto Goes Supernova in Karnes City Victory
Starting off the list is Karnes City's Israel Soto, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Soto rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 147 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the season, Soto has averaged 18.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 67.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 52.57
A Season-Best Performance from Raishaun Conaway Leads Young Men's Leadership Academy over Karnes City
On Friday, Young Men's Leadership Academy had to settle for second even though Raishaun Conaway put up the best numbers he has all season. Conaway rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.7). He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards.
Young Men's Leadership Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Conaway's next contest is against Nixon-Smiley on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 37.68
Garet Gonzales Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nixon-Smiley was led to victory by Garet Gonzales, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Gonzales rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nixon-Smiley is 2-1 when Gonzales posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
On the season, Gonzales has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 71.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.88
Nixon-Thompson Posts Huge Game in 48-15 Victory
Another Karnes City player making an appearance on this list is Savion Nixon-Thompson. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Nixon-Thompson has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
A Constellation of Stars for Karnes City
Another Karnes City player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Crow. He picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 56 yards.
For the season, Crow has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 53.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.42
Other Notable Players
- Jaylun Rodriguez: 0.5 sacks and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Trenton Gordon: 105 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.60)
- Coy Gann: 58 yards receiving; 65 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.68)
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