3A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Nicholas Luera Delivers Best Effort of Season
San Diego was led to victory by Nicholas Luera, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Luera rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 116 or more in the last six games he's played.
The victory was the sixth in a row for San Diego, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Luera and San Diego will take on Orange Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.20
Mario Lopez Dazzles in Rio Hondo Victory
Rio Hondo picked up their fifth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Mario Lopez. Progreso had no answer to Lopez as he rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the year, Lopez has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 92.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 8.56 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
Brian Nunez Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Raymondville got the W thanks in part to Brian Nunez playing the best football he has all season. Nunez picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This season, Nunez has averaged 6.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 30.00
Chris Gonzalez Makes It Two for Raymondville
Another Raymondville player making an appearance on this list is Chris Gonzalez. He picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
For the year, Gonzalez has caught 6 touchdowns while averaging 80 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 36.63 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.15
Atkinson Made His Presence Known in Rio Hondo's 76-0 Win
The second Rio Hondo player making an appearance here is Ruben Atkinson, and for good reason. He threw for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Atkinson has thrown 21 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 167.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.50
Other Notable Players
- Adrian Chavez: 51 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
