5A-2 Region IV District 15 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!
Lucian Cruz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Alice was led to victory by Lucian Cruz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Cruz rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.6% of his passes. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
The win was the third in a row for Alice, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. Cruz and Alice will head out on the road to square off against Mission Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 73.80
William Goodloe Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Pioneer got the W thanks in part to William Goodloe playing the best football he has all season. Goodloe rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Pioneer's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. Goodloe and Pioneer will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sharyland at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 62.63
Sharyland Gets a Boost from Harris in 57-32 Loss
Sharyland had to settle for second on Friday, but Calvin Harris sure wasn't going down easily. Harris was unstoppable, throwing for 379 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Harris has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 294.4 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 11.88 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 73.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 53.57
Francisco Gomez Goes Supernova in Sharyland Loss
Another Sharyland player making an appearance on this list is Francisco Gomez. He picked up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 66 yards.
For the year, Gomez has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 94.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.07
Other Notable Players
- Adriel Vargas: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Collin Tsesmelis: 143 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.05)
- Luis Mireles: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Hayden Trejo: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Eusebio Lopez: 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
