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!
Hagen Hughes Delivers Best Effort of Season
Hagen Hughes produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Azle to the win on Friday. Hughes rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
The win for Azle keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Hughes and Azle are taking a road trip to challenge Fossil Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 67.00
Lamar Leggins Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Lamar Leggins posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Birdville over Azle on Friday. Leggins rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Birdville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. Leggins and Birdville will challenge Denton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.20
Drew Kates Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Drew Kates's big game helped extend Richland's winning streak to six on Friday. Kates showed up in a big way, throwing for 363 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Richland's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Kates and Richland are taking a road trip to challenge Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.20
Guillory Jr Came Up Big in Aledo's 42-27 Win
Raycine Guillory Jr was instrumental in extending Aledo's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Guillory Jr as he rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Aledo's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Guillory Jr and Aledo will square off against Granbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.55
Zach Wells Goes Supernova in Birdville Defeat
The second Birdville player making an appearance here is Zach Wells, and for good reason. He threw for 463 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Wells has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 188.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.77
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Johnson: 121 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.52)
- Hunter Moreno: 25 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 23.73)
- Derrek Vowell: 290 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 23.53)
- Evan Smith: 70 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.42)
- Dillon Arkansas: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
