3A-1 Region IV District 16 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!
Jaxon Garcia Delivers Electric Performance Vs Santa Gertrudis Academy
Jaxon Garcia helped snap Falfurrias's five-game losing streak. Garcia was dynamite on Friday, rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 150 yards and a touchdown. Those 64 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the season, Garcia has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 121.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 12 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 32.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 40.20
San Diego Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Ronnie White
Ronnie White was instrumental in extending San Diego's winning streak to three on Friday. White was dynamite, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
San Diego has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. White and San Diego will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.48
Luera Posts Huge Game in 38-13 Victory
Keeping White company is Nicholas Luera, a fellow San Diego player. He rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
For the season, Luera has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 120.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.77
Atkinson Made His Presence Known in Rio Hondo's 20-0 Win
Ruben Atkinson put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in October of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Atkinson might have his next game, a road matchup with Raymondville, circled on his calendar. Atkinson threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes the last time he and the Bearkats duked it out back in August of 2023.
Gamescore: 19.67
Other Notable Players
- Frank Soliz: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Jayden Lozano: 167 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.23)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
