6A Region I District 5 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Tenel Hill Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lewisville was led to victory by Tenel Hill, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Hill rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Lewisville, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. Hill and Lewisville will be playing at home against Coppell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.20
Ryder Garcia Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Ryder Garcia continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up four sacks, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
For the season, Garcia has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 47.25
Sperry Posts Huge Game in 35-10 Victory
Another Guyer player making an appearance on this list is Kevin Sperry. He rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Sperry has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 195.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.67
Isaiah Keliikipi's Big Game Leads Marcus over Braswell
Marcus found a leader in Isaiah Keliikipi as the team took down Braswell on Friday. Keliikipi was unstoppable, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 61 yards.
This year, Keliikipi has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 27 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 91.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 28.18
Matt Desantes Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Guyer got the W thanks in part to Matt Desantes playing the best football he has all season. Desantes picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
On the year, Desantes has averaged 3.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Devin Robinson: 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Colton Nussmeier: 132 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.10)
- Sterling Schneider: 65 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.38)
- Derrick "DJ" Martin Iii: 24 yards receiving; 84 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
