3A-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!
Israel Soto Delivers Electric Effort Vs Young Men's Leadership Academy
Starting off the list is Karnes City's Israel Soto, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Soto rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 147 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the season, Soto has averaged 18.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 20.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 67.83 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 52.57
Raishaun Conaway Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Raishaun Conaway posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Young Men's Leadership Academy over Karnes City on Friday. Conaway rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103.7) per game. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards.
Young Men's Leadership Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Conaway and Young Men's Leadership Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Nixon-Smiley at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 37.68
Garet Gonzales Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Nixon-Smiley got the W thanks in part to Garet Gonzales playing the best football he has all season. Gonzales rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Nixon-Smiley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
This year, Gonzales has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 71.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.88
Nixon-Thompson Posts Huge Game in 48-15 Win
The second Karnes City player making an appearance here is Savion Nixon-Thompson, and for good reason. He rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Nixon-Thompson has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 110.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.75
A Constellation of Stars for Karnes City
Another Karnes City player making an appearance on this list is Andrew Crow. He picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 56 yards.
For the year, Crow has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 53.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.42
Other Notable Players
- Jaylun Rodriguez: 0.5 sacks and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Trenton Gordon: 105 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Coy Gann: 58 yards receiving; 65 yards rushing (Gamescore: 17.93)
- Major Luna: 193 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
