5A-1 Region II District 6 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!
A Season-Best Effort from Julien Simpson Leads North Mesquite over Molina
North Mesquite came up short on Thursday despite Julien Simpson delivering his best game to date. Simpson rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
North Mesquite's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Simpson and North Mesquite will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on White at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.70
Terrance Collins Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Thursday, North Mesquite had to settle for second even though Terrance Collins put up the best numbers he has all season. Collins rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the year, Collins has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 67.1 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.00
Dre Richardson and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Dre Richardson's big game helped extend Creekview's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Richardson was dynamite, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Creekview's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Richardson and Creekview are taking a road trip to square off against West Mesquite at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.60
Calvin Shelton Turns in Season-Best Performance
Calvin Shelton's big game helped extend Creekview's winning streak to eight on Thursday. Shelton produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 48 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Shelton has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 58.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.57 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.22
Creekview picked up their eighth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Chidindu Eke. Eke produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
This year, Eke has averaged 3.1 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks.
Gamescore: 18.00
Other Notable Players
- Jaime Marquez: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
