6A Region III District 17 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Deleon Came Up Big in Stratford's 42-21 Victory
Starting off the list is Stratford's Aaron Deleon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Deleon rushed for 93 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 195 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes. Stratford is 6-1 when Deleon posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Memorial's probably not too fond of Deleon given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Deleon saw the Mustangs), he threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 53.10
Eric Manuel Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Cypress Falls got the W thanks in part to Eric Manuel playing the best football he has all season. Manuel rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the seventh in a row for Cypress Falls, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Manuel and Cypress Falls will face off against Bellaire at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 46.20
Garland Wilburn Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Garland Wilburn was a major factor in Cypress Creek's win over Jersey Village on Saturday. Wilburn was excellent, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (106.2). Cypress Creek is 2-1 when Wilburn posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-7 otherwise.
This year, Wilburn has averaged 12.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.48
Chad Johnson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cypress Ridge came up short on Friday despite Chad Johnson delivering his best game to date. Johnson threw for 301 yards and a touchdown while picking up 15.1 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
On the season, Johnson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 122 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.77
Kyle Moss Dazzles in Cypress Creek Win
Another Cypress Creek player making an appearance on this list is Kyle Moss. He threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Cypress Creek's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-7 when he doesn't).
For the year, Moss has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 155.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.47
Other Notable Players
- Kaleb Burns: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Jayphon Duncan: 128 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.82)
- Chase Ferrell: 76 yards receiving; 43 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.62)
- Parker Johnson: 16 total tackles (0.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Hunter Biehl: 131 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.52)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
