6A Region I District 4 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!
Ryder Norton Delivers Best Effort of Season
Northwest was led to victory by Ryder Norton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Norton rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 61 yards.
The victory for Northwest keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Norton and Northwest will head out to face off against Keller Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 50.60
A Season-Best Effort from Davis Penn Leads Southlake Carroll over Keller
On Friday, Southlake Carroll got the W thanks in part to Davis Penn playing the best football he has all season. Penn rushed for 136 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in December of 2023.
If history really does repeat itself, Penn might just drop another big game when he faces off against V.R. Eaton on Thursday. Penn rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 45.20
Angelo Renda's Big Game Leads Southlake Carroll over Keller
Angelo Renda was instrumental in extending Southlake Carroll's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Renda as he threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
On the season, Renda has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 243.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one passing touchdown.
Gamescore: 31.43
Brock Boyd and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Brock Boyd was instrumental in extending Southlake Carroll's winning streak to six on Friday. Keller had no answer to Boyd as he picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Boyd's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 135 receiving yards dating back to last season.
This season, Boyd has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 115.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had three receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.30
Nathanial Jean was instrumental in extending Northwest's winning streak to five on Thursday. Jean was dynamite, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Jean has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 88.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 41.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.20
Other Notable Players
- Kobey Wall: 124 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.82)
- Brock Burkett: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.30)
- Ethan Fisher: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Zac Hays: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Brendon Gleim: 93 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.35)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
