6A Region I District 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Blake Bates Turns in Season-Best Effort
Pearce was led to victory by Blake Bates, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bates rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pearce pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Bates and Pearce will face off against Richardson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.53
Casagrande Made His Presence Known in Pearce's 63-27 Victory
Keeping Bates company is Andrew Casagrande, a fellow Pearce player. He rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This year, Casagrande has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 96.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.60
A Constellation of Stars for Pearce
Another Pearce player making an appearance on this list is Presley Harper. He threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Irving had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Harper it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Harper saw the Tigers), he threw for 390 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Gamescore: 28.03
Big Game from Peters As Dallas Jesuit Fell 38-10
While Charlie Peters delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Dallas Jesuit. Lake Highlands had no answer to Peters as he threw for 221 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 55 yards.
Peters and Dallas Jesuit will host MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rangers got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Cardinals, probably because Peters had a solid game then too: he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 20.13
Rolando King Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Rolando King posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead MacArthur over Berkner on Friday. King wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making five total tackles in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown. The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
MacArthur is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. King will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Dallas Jesuit on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.50
Other Notable Players
- Jett Hamby: 69 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.23)
- Nate Kinder: 1 interception and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Henry Bourret: 63 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
