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 in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Big Game from Johnson As Memorial Fell 45-42
Starting off the list is Memorial's Kenji Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
With the loss, Memorial broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Johnson and Memorial will venture away from home to take on Lubbock-Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.83
Peyton Ewing Goes Supernova in Cooper Victory
Cooper's three-game losing streak is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Peyton Ewing. Ewing was unstoppable on Friday, rushing for 128 yards on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Ewing has averaged 73.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.67
Eric Powell Makes It Two for Memorial
Another Memorial player making an appearance on this list is Eric Powell. He rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Powell has averaged 16.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.97
Cummins Made His Presence Known in Cooper's 35-23 Victory
The second Cooper player making an appearance here is Austin Cummins, and for good reason. He threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Cummins has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 154.5 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 21.95 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 89.06 passer rating.
Gamescore: 21.90
Other Notable Players
- Jaden Carrillo: (Gamescore: 20.10)
- Isaiah Watson: 1 interception, 6 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
