{"id":448278,"date":"2026-09-26T07:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448278\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:58:12","slug":"top-dallas-area-performances-in-week-5-of-texas-high-school-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448278\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Dallas-area performances in Week 5 of Texas high school football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"McKinney running back TJ Corbett (21) runs past Prosper linebacker Xander Reyes (9) and defensive back Nick Jones (R) for a 70 yard touchdown run during the first half of a 6-6A high school football game played on September 24, 2026 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>McKinney running back TJ Corbett (21) runs past Prosper linebacker Xander Reyes (9) and defensive back Nick Jones (R) for a 70 yard touchdown run during the first half of a 6-6A high school football game played on September 24, 2026 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Nurenberg\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Below you\u2019ll find the top performances in rushing, receiving and passing from Dallas-area Texas high school football players in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/high-school-sports\/football\/article\/dallas-area-high-school-football-scores-results-22446002.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More Texas high school football content<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Rushing<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Ellis, Mansfield, 271<\/p>\n<p>Jayden Burnett, Irving MacArthur, 212<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Armendarez, South Grand Prairie, 191<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Jack Caswell, Frisco Legacy Christian, 189<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Anna running back Juelz Carter (1) stretches the ball over the goal line for a rushing touchdown ahead of Frisco Independence linebacker Dola Mallala (24) as he runs for a touchdown during the first half of a District 4-5A game at the Ford Center on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Frisco.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anna running back Juelz Carter (1) stretches the ball over the goal line for a rushing touchdown ahead of Frisco Independence linebacker Dola Mallala (24) as he runs for a touchdown during the first half of a District 4-5A game at the Ford Center on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Frisco.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Rontavian Brown, Denton Ryan, 185<\/p>\n<p>Brendon Quinn, Sachse, 180<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Aiden Evans, Lewisville, 167<\/p>\n<p>TJ Corbett, McKinney, 165<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"McKinney running back TJ Corbett (21) goes 70 yards for a touchdown run against Prosper during the first half of a 6-6A high school football game played on September 24, 2026 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>McKinney running back TJ Corbett (21) goes 70 yards for a touchdown run against Prosper during the first half of a 6-6A high school football game played on September 24, 2026 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Nurenberg\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Daylon Gordon, Wylie, 165<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Max Reyes, Prestonwood Christian, 162<\/p>\n<p>Receiving<\/p>\n<p>Micah Pearson, Rowlett, 213<\/p>\n<p>Trevi Preische, Colleyville Heritage, 201<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Amir Porter, Wylie East, 165<\/p>\n<p>Daylon Gordon, Wylie, 163<\/p>\n<p>Christian Contreras, Rockwall-Heath, 157<\/p>\n<p>Lamar Taylor, Celina, 154<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Celina running back Lamar Taylor (0) reacts after running for a touchdown during the second half of a District 4-5A game against Frisco Panther Creek at David Kuykendall Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Frisco.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Celina running back Lamar Taylor (0) reacts after running for a touchdown during the second half of a District 4-5A game against Frisco Panther Creek at David Kuykendall Stadium on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Frisco.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Jevonyae Broussard, Hebron, 149<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Thibodeaux Jr, Lake Highlands, 144<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Thompson-Woods, Waxahachie, 138<\/p>\n<p>Ian Williams, Frisco Liberty, 135<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Shelton, Denton Guyer, 132<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Denton Guyer wide receiver Tristan Shelton (9) makes a leaping one-handed catch against Frisco Wakeland cornerback Jeffery Hall (2) during the first half of a District 5-6A game at C.H. Collins Complex on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Denton.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Denton Guyer wide receiver Tristan Shelton (9) makes a leaping one-handed catch against Frisco Wakeland cornerback Jeffery Hall (2) during the first half of a District 5-6A game at C.H. Collins Complex on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Denton.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Passing<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Loera, Rowlett, 444<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Meyer III, Waxahachie, 369<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Albert, Prosper, 360<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prosper quarterback Tyler Albert looks for running room against McKinney during the first half of a 6-6A high school football game played on September 24, 2026 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 4\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prosper quarterback Tyler Albert looks for running room against McKinney during the first half of a 6-6A high school football game played on September 24, 2026 at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Nurenberg\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Lane Vargas, Colleyville Heritage, 353<\/p>\n<p>Deshawn Edwards, Mansfield Lake Ridge, 329<\/p>\n<p>Carter Zingelmann, Coppell, 327<\/p>\n<p>Major Smith, McKinney Boyd, 302<\/p>\n<p>John Cothern, Lake Highlands, 302<\/p>\n<p>Carter Morgan, Denton Guyer, 296<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Denton Guyer quarterback Carter Morgan (5) scrambles out of bounds ahead of Frisco Wakeland cornerback Jeffery Hall (2) during the first half of a District 5-6A game at C.H. Collins Complex on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Denton.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Denton Guyer quarterback Carter Morgan (5) scrambles out of bounds ahead of Frisco Wakeland cornerback Jeffery Hall (2) during the first half of a District 5-6A game at C.H. Collins Complex on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Denton.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00edas Valverde II\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n<p>Nixon Slaughter, Lovejoy, 291<\/p>\n<p>Ike Johnson, South Garland, 284<\/p>\n<p>Christian McCaffrey, Sachse, 276<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McKinney running back TJ Corbett (21) runs past Prosper linebacker Xander Reyes (9) and defensive back Nick Jones&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-448278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}