6A Region IV District 28 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Micai Thompson Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Micai Thompson was instrumental in extending Brennan's winning streak to six on Saturday. Thompson made a major impact, rushing for 145 yards and five touchdowns on only ten carries. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (103.5).
For the year, Thompson has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 103.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 55.00
Harlan Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Aldric Trotter
Harlan picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aldric Trotter. Nobody could stop Trotter as he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
This year, Trotter has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 168.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 49.70
Chauncey Moon's Big Game Leads Sotomayor over Taft
Chauncey Moon posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 17 yards and a touchdown.
Moon and Sotomayor are taking a road trip to face off against Warren at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The game will pit Moon up against the Warriors' star QB Davian Gonzales. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 41.23
Glass Posts Huge Game in 72-7 Win
Cayden Glass's big game helped extend Brennan's winning streak to six on Saturday. Nobody could stop Glass as he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 46 yards and a touchdown. Those 118 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
For the season, Glass has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 146.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 34.33 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.37
Jake Garza Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jake Garza of O'Connor. Garza threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 40 yards.
With the victory, O'Connor broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Garza and O'Connor will square off against Holmes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.57
Other Notable Players
- Malik White: 83 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.78)
- Jonah Moreno: 2 sacks and 17 total tackles (Gamescore: 26.75)
- Tristin Woodruff: 2 sacks and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Cameron Grady: 156 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.90)
- Chris Esparza: 102 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.45)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
