5A-1 Region III District 12 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Gerlich Posts Huge Game in 64-7 Win
Starting off the list is Anderson's Max Gerlich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gerlich threw for 338 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Anderson now has a winning record of 3-2. Gerlich and Anderson will be playing in front of their home fans against Hendrickson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.13
Braiden Daeon Wooley Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Weiss got the W thanks in part to Braiden Daeon Wooley playing the best football he has all season. Daeon Wooley rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 64 yards.
The victory (which was Weiss' third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Daeon Wooley and Weiss will challenge Hays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.08
Anthony Hernandez Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Anthony Hernandez produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hays to the win on Friday. Hernandez rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (105.6) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the season, Hernandez has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 105.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 4.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.00
Wilson Stapp Turns in Season-Best Performance
College Station was led to victory by Wilson Stapp, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Stapp rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
For the year, Stapp has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 78.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.87
A Season-Best Effort from Tristan Waidelich Leads Anderson over Lehman
Anderson was led to victory by Tristan Waidelich, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Waidelich picked up 101 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
This year, Waidelich has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 50.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 34.43
Other Notable Players
- Zayden Sharp: 78 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.17)
- Conner Cashion: 92 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Cade Corcoran: 258 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.70)
- Ed Small: 142 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.62)
- Aydan Martinez-Brown: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 34 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
