6A Region IV District 27 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!
Wynter Smith Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Brandeis's Wynter Smith, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Smith rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown while completing 91.7% of his passes.
On the season, Smith has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 58.93
Lorenn "Bubba" Johnson Goes Supernova in Johnson Win
Lorenn "Bubba" Johnson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 15th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 103 rushing yards. He rushed for 259 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
If the past is any indication, Johnson could be in store for another big game when he takes on Madison on Friday. When Johnson last faced the Mavericks back in November of 2023, he rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 53.68
A Season-Best Performance from Noah Logsdon Leads Brandeis over Churchill
Noah Logsdon produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Brandeis to the win on Friday. Logsdon rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 112 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Logsdon has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 21 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 42.83 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 130.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 51.13
Pavlicek Made His Presence Known in Churchill's 45-27 Defeat
While Churchill might've come up empty on Friday, Hunter Pavlicek wasn't going down without a fight. Brandeis had no answer to Pavlicek as he rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown.
This year, Pavlicek has thrown 5 touchdowns while averaging 109.5 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 15.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 54.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.10
Kalobe Rond Makes It Two for Churchill
Keeping Pavlicek company is Kalobe Rond, a fellow Churchill player. He rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
This year, Rond has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 66.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 23.20
Other Notable Players
- Caleb Hernandez: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Elijah Guajardo: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Xavier Canavis: 130 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.20)
- Logan Schmidt: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
