6A Region IV District 26 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!
Gus ?Bus? Cordova Turns in Season-Best Effort
Lake Travis came up short on Friday despite Gus ?Bus? Cordova delivering his best game to date. ?Bus? Cordova picked up 3.5 sacks and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss), good enough to set a new career-high in sacks in the process.
For the year, ?Bus? Cordova has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 12.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two sacks.
Gamescore: 37.75
Carter Buck put up the most sacks he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He picked up two sacks, forced one fumble, and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Buck has averaged 6.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging four total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 33.50
Elliott Schaper and Co. Win 11th in a Row
Elliott Schaper was instrumental in extending Westlake's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Schaper made six total tackles and snagged two interceptions, good enough to set a new career-high in interceptions in the process.
Unfortunately for Lake Travis, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Schaper. Back in October (the last time Schaper saw the Cavaliers), he picked up three sacks, made 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Gamescore: 16.00
Maddox Flynt's Defended Passes a New Career-High
Maddox Flynt was instrumental in extending Westlake's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Flynt made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes, good enough to set a new career-high in defended passes in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
On the season, Flynt has averaged 4.4 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after 12 games last season, he was only averaging 0.08 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 0.17 defended passes.
Gamescore: 14.75
Westlake picked up their 11th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to George Jones Lll. Jones Lll made six total tackles and defended one pass in addition to snagging an interception, good enough to set a new career-high in total tackles in the process.
This year, Jones Lll has averaged 2.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 interceptions. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.92 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 14.00
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