5A-2 Region I District 2 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!
Eric Powell Goes Supernova in Memorial Win
Starting off the list is Memorial's Eric Powell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Powell rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
The win was the fourth in a row for Memorial, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Powell and Memorial will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wylie at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 40.65
Johnson Posts Huge Game in 44-27 Win
Another Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Kenji Johnson. He rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 144 every time he's taken the field this season.
This year, Johnson has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 166.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.40
A Constellation of Stars for Memorial
Another Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Joe Castles. He threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns.
On the year, Castles has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 172.7 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.83
Chamayne Johnson Jr Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Chamayne Johnson Jr of Lubbock-Cooper. Johnson Jr rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
Lubbock-Cooper's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Johnson Jr's next match is against Cooper on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 19.58
Other Notable Players
- Danqual Ashey: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jakaylin Terry: 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.75)
- RJ Florence: 71 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
