5A-2 Region IV District 16 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!
Adrian Sauceda Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Pace got the W thanks in part to Adrian Sauceda playing the best football he has all season. Sauceda rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry, 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 148 or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
On the season, Sauceda has run in 20 touchdowns while averaging 233.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 72.20
A Season-Best Performance from Robert Sanchez Leads Mercedes over Lopez
On Friday, Mercedes got the W thanks in part to Robert Sanchez playing the best football he has all season. Sanchez rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry.
Mercedes now has a winning record of 4-3. Sanchez and Mercedes will head out on the road to face off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 56.40
Slovak Made His Presence Known in Lopez's 41-38 Defeat
Eddie Slovak posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 110 rushing yards in the fifth games prior.
For the season, Slovak has averaged 36.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after five games last season, he was only averaging 97.6 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 169.2 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 47.28
Elijah Trevino Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Saturday, Edcouch-Elsa got the W thanks in part to Elijah Trevino playing the best football he has all season. Trevino rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards.
Porter had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Trevino it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Trevino saw the Cowboys), he threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 40.80
Troy Barco Makes It Two for Edcouch-Elsa
Another Edcouch-Elsa player making an appearance on this list is Troy Barco. He made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Barco has averaged 14.9 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.75
Other Notable Players
- Anthony Velasquez: 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Athan Lopez: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Matthew Cano: (1TD), 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Guadalupe Ramirez: 176 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Narciso Rodriguez: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
