Vote: Who should be SBLive's Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week? (10/1/2023)
Texas high school football Week 6 is officially in the books.
Each week throughout the season, SBLive is taking a look at the top high school football performers across the Lone Star State. We gathered the best of the best, separated offense from defense, and now it’s your turn to cast your vote on a winner.
Here are SBLive’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees for September 28-30. Scroll down to read about this week’s list and cast your vote in the poll below. Voting remains open until Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
Know of a performance worthy of recognition we may have missed? Let us know who we missed. Drop a note to andy@scorebooklive.com or @SBLiveTX on Twitter and Instagram and back it up with stats.
TEXAS OFFENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOMINEES
Ja’coryn Baker, jr., Port Arthur Memorial
Baker ran for 183 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-31 victory over Crosby. Port Arthur Memorial rushed for 383 yards as a team.
Christopher Barnes, sr., North Shore
Barnes, a North Texas commit, had six catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-6 thrashing of C.E. King.
Austin Carlisle, jr., Ridge Point
Set a new school record — six touchdowns — in a 55-27 win over George Ranch.
Patrick Crayton, jr., Hebron
Crayton completed 27 of 34 passes for 266 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 38-28 victory over Plano East.
Viron Ellison, sr., Lewisville
Ellison ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns while catching three passes for 92 yards and two more scores in a 49-28 loss to Coppell. Ellison is committed to Tulsa.
Derek Garcia, jr., Sinton
Garcia ran for 139 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-0 shutout of Raymondville. He also had two receptions for 29 yards.
Edward Griffin, jr., Coppell
Griffin completed 23 of 28 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns in Coppell’s decisive win over Lewisville. It was the Cowboys’ first victory over Lewisville since 2013.
Isaac Harney, jr., Guyer
Harney threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-7 victory over McKinney Boyd. His top target was Josiah Martin, who had seven catches for 163 yards and a pair of scores.
Tremayne Hill, so., Katy
Hill was a workhorse in a 42-35 victory over Jordan, carrying it 32 times for 201 yards. His quarterback, Gunner Nelson, threw four touchdowns in the win.
Bryan Jackson, sr., McKinney
Jackson, a USC commit, ran for 98 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-14 win over Denton Braswell.
Lloyd Jones III, jr., Hitchcock
Accounted for five touchdowns — four passing and a fifth on the ground — along with 302 total passing yards in a win over Salado, and picked up a Texas AM offer.
DJ Lagway, sr., Willis
Lagway fired eight touchdown passes — seven in the first half — in a 75-14 rout of Cleveland. The five-star Florida commit has 36 total touchdowns through six games this season.
Kyle McCray, jr., Cypress Ranch
McCray ran for 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 35-31 loss to Cypress Springs.
Jack McGarry, sr., Pearce
McGarry had seven catches for 208 yards and a touchdown as Pearce took down MacArthur, 39-18.
Isaiah Nutall, sr., Bryan
Nutall carried it 25 times for 200 yards and two touchdowns — including the game-winner in overtime — as Bryan defeated Copperas Cove in a thriller, 49-46.
Trey Owens, sr., Cy-Fair
Owens, a Texas commit, completed 13 of 16 passes for 330 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-28 win over Jersey Village.
Evan Rivera, jr., Chapin
Rivera completed 11 of 13 passes for 169 yards and four touchdowns as Chapin shut out Irvin, 49-0.
Kendrick Sanders, jr., Lakeview Centennial
Sanders passed for 295 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-29 loss to Wylie.
Timothy Saunders, sr., Cypress Springs
Saunders had 30 carries for 165 yards and three touchdowns in Cypress Springs’ rollercoaster win over Cypress Ranch.
Adam Schobel, jr., Columbus
Schobel, a Baylor commit, completed 13 of 16 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-21 romp over Madisonville.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
