6A Region II District 9 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 Performance from Dirk Williams Jr. Leads Sachse over North Garland
Sachse was led to victory by Dirk Williams Jr., who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams Jr. threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards.
The victory (which was Sachse's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Williams Jr. and Sachse will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against South Garland at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 48.50
Fisher IV Posts Huge Game in 77-7 Victory
Howard Fisher IV was a major factor in Wylie East's victory over South Garland on Friday. Fisher IV did his part (and then some), throwing for 181 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards on only six carries for the 'W'.
Wylie East's win bumped their record up to 5-1. They and Naaman Forest are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.47
Michael Henderson III Makes It Two for Wylie East
Keeping Fisher IV company is Michael Henderson III, a fellow Wylie East player. He made a tackle and defended a pass.
Gamescore: 37.05
Wylie Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Jagger Bale
Wylie picked up their third consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Jagger Bale. Bale was unstoppable, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 53 yards.
This season, Bale has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 187.1 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 21.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.29 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.77
Deangelo Perales Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Rounding off our Top Five is DeAngelo Perales of Naaman Forest. Perales rushed for 127 yards on only 14 carries, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (102.5) per game.
The win got Naaman Forest back to even at 3-3. They and Wylie East are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.10
Other Notable Players
- Keandrae Little: 140 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.60)
- Harrison Vicic: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Derrick Obi: 98 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.40)
- Kaliq Lockett: 112 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.70)
- Martaveion Sanders: 127 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
