5A-1 Region III District 9 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!
Trae Clark Tops All Others This Week
Starting off the list is Barbers Hill's Trae Clark, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Clark wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (6.0 for loss). The contest was his sixth straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Barbers Hill dropped their record down to 4-3 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Clark and Barbers Hill will be playing at home against Beaumont United at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.25
A Season-Best Effort from Koltin Edmonston Leads Barbers Hill over Port Arthur Memorial
On Friday, Barbers Hill had to settle for second even though Koltin Edmonston put up the best numbers he has all season. Edmonston wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (4.0 for loss). The match was his fifth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Edmonston has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three sacks.
Gamescore: 28.25
Jonah Williams and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Jonah Williams's big game helped extend Ball's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Williams as he made two total tackles.
Ball's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Williams and Ball will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 21.68
Phoenix Pope Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Phoenix Pope was instrumental in extending Ball's winning streak to seven on Friday. Pope picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
For the year, Pope has averaged 9 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 20.00
Barbers Hill Gets a Boost from Farmer in 20-17 Loss
Another Barbers Hill player making an appearance on this list is Austin Farmer. He picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
On the year, Farmer has averaged 7 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 17.00
Other Notable Players
- Carson Hahn: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
