5A-1 Region III District 12 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!
Gerlich Came Up Big in Anderson's 55-24 Win
Starting off the list is Anderson's Max Gerlich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gerlich threw for 413 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
For the season, Gerlich has thrown 26 touchdowns while averaging 296 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 55.63
A Season-Best Performance from Ed Small Leads Anderson over Hendrickson
Ed Small produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Anderson to the win on Friday. Small picked up 265 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (three) he has had since back in September of 2023.
For the season, Small has caught 12 touchdowns while averaging 141.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.62
Aydan Martinez-Brown Delivers Best Effort of Season
College Station was led to victory by Aydan Martinez-Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Martinez-Brown rushed for 50 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
College Station's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Martinez-Brown's next match is against Hays on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 40.03
Jaxon Schad Dazzles in Weiss Victory
Jaxon Schad's big game helped extend Weiss's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Schad as he threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt.
Schad and Weiss will head out on the road to face off against Lockhart at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Schad will face off against Kadon Moebes, the Lions' star signal caller. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 36.57
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Mullenberg: 132 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 28.80)
- Nick Johnson: 103 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.60)
- Daniel Berry: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs ; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.80)
- Cade Corcoran: 182 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.83)
- Zak Cosser: 58 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 24.13)
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