6A Region II District 16 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!
Daymond Ruiz Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Saturday, Langham Creek had to settle for second even though Daymond Ruiz put up the best numbers he has all season. Ruiz rushed for 290 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards.
Langham Creek is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. Ruiz and Langham Creek will square off against Cypress Park at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 67.08
Paris Melvin Jr's Big Game Leads Cypress Springs over Langham Creek
Paris Melvin Jr posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Saturday. He rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 21 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards.
Cypress Springs's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Cypress Woods at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.57
Gregory Spires Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Cypress Springs was led to victory by Gregory Spires, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Spires picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 5.5 total tackles per game.
This season, Spires has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 4.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.25
A Season-Best Performance from Jonathan Ijoma Leads Cypress Springs over Langham Creek
On Saturday, Cypress Springs got the W thanks in part to Jonathan Ijoma playing the best football he has all season. Ijoma wasn't messing around, making 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The game was his sixth straight with eight or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Ijoma has averaged 10.8 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.17 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.25
Aiden Teran Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Langham Creek had to settle for second even though Aiden Teran put up the best numbers he has all season. Teran picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Langham Creek's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
For the season, Teran has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 59.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.77
Other Notable Players
- Bryant Thomas: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.80)
- Jared Hagger: 100 yards passing; 25 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.37)
- Rashod Richardson: 68 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.13)
- Jimmy Alarcon: 179 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.33)
- Cj Lewis: 106 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
