Regular season play has wrapped up in Texas, and several players definitely helped give their respective teams plenty of momentum entering the postseason.
And now it's playoff time. But before moving forward, let's give a salute to those players across the "Lone Star State" that were stellar in the regular season finales.
Here’s a look at those top performers from Week 11. Also, readers can now vote on who they think should be the Texas Player of the Week. Vote as many times as you like until 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, and the winner will be announced next week.
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Top performances from Week 11 in Texas high school football
(This list is in alphabetical order)
Chase Ames, Dripping Springs
The Tigers’ junior quarterback completed 25-of-33 passes for 409 yards and five TDs as Dripping Springs posted its first-ever win against Austin Westlake, coming through with a 45-35 victory.
Dylan Belinga, Liberty Hill
Belinga, a junior tailback, rushed for 206 yards on 19 carries and reached the end zone twice as the Panthers claimed the District 11-5A Division II title after a 48-14 win against previously undefeated Bastrop.
Demarcus Belton, Alvarado
The senior tailback picked up 139 yards on 14 carries and two TDs. But he didn’t stop there, as he also hauled in five receptions for 96 yards and four more scores as the Indians capped a perfect regular season with a 63-3 win against Kennedale.
Legend Bey, North Forney
Bey, a senior quarterback and Ohio State commit, had - appropriately enough - a legendary performance in his final regular season game. He passed for 203 yards and a TD while adding 270 yards rushing on 14 carries and another score in the Falcons’ 63-39 win against Rockwall.
Jayden Bibbs, Arlington Bowie
Another senior quarterback from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Bibbs completed 29-of-38 passes for 252 yards and three TDs while adding 63 yards rushing as the Volunteers edged South Grand Prairie, 24-21.
Brock Burkett, Keller
The quarterback helped lead the Indians to a come-from-behind 48-45 win against Northwest Eaton which enabled Keller to clinch a playoff berth. Burkett, a senior who is committed to play baseball at Weatherford College, threw for 169 yards and three TDs and also rushed for 119 yards.
Yariel Cabrera, Harlingen South
Cabrera, a senior defensive back, picked off two passes as part of a Hawks’ defense that put the clamps down on Weslaco East in a 24-14 win. That victory enabled Harlingen South to advance into the postseason. Cabrera also had 12 total tackles, including two tackles for loss.
Khylan Davis, Fort Bend Hightower
Davis, a junior quarterback, threw for 245 yards on 14-of-22 passing and two TDs and added 124 yards rushing on 12 carries with three TDs in the Hurricanes’ 60-14 win against Fort Bend Elkins.
Tripp Davis, Barbers Hill
Davis, a senior receiver, caught nine passes for 217 yards and three TDs as the Eagles claimed a 32-21 win against Beaumont West Brook.
DeShawn Edwards, Mansfield Lake Ridge
Edwards passed for 357 yards and six TDs and also rushed for 95 yards on 10 carries and two more TDs in the Eagles’ 69-34 win against Fort Worth Boswell.
Holt Frazier, Brock
A junior signal-caller, Frazier completed 9-of-13 passes for 206 yards and five TDs as the Eagles clinched a 10-0 regular season after a 69-0 win against Bridgeport.
Jonah Garcia, Pflugerville Connally
Garcia, a junior running back, racked up 290 yards on 34 carries and scored five TDs along with throwing a 15-yard TD pass to lift the Cougars past crosstown rival Pflugerville, 65-26, as Connally qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Kade Gulledge, Houston Memorial
Gulledge, a senior tailback, ran for 181 yards on 18 carries and two TDs and also had 28 yards receiving as the Mustangs went undefeated in District 17-6A play with a 40-14 win against crosstown rival Stratford.
Cash Gwinn, Tuscola Jim Ned
Gwinn, a senior quarterback, threw for 213 yards and two TDs and added 109 yards rushing on 16 carries as the Indians finished the regular season 9-1 with a district title after a 24-7 win against Sweetwater.
Johnny Hebert, Houston Strake Jesuit
One of the state’s premier running backs, the University of Houston commit had another stellar outing in the Crusaders’ 38-22 win against Foster. Hebert rushed for 391 yards on 28 carries with four TDs, and now has more than 7,000 yards in his career.
Cayden Humphrey, Pottsboro
Humphrey, a junior quarterback, completed 7-of-14 passes for 128 yards and added 151 yards rushing on 21 carries with four TDs while on defense, he had 10 total tackles and a tackle for loss as the Cardinals wrapped up the district championship with a 32-24 win against Whitesboro.
Carson James, Fort Worth Arlington Heights
A junior tailback, James rushed for 215 yards on 23 carries and reached the end zone five times in the Yellowjackets’ 45-14 win against crosstown foe Paschal.
Julius Laine, Abilene Wylie
In his final high school game, Laine - a senior tailback - rushed for a career-high 300 yards and scored five TDs as the Bulldogs outlasted Plainview, 70-52. Three of Laine’s scores covered at least 35 yards, and he also had an additional 50 yards of receiving.
Alexander Manning, Corpus Christi London
Manning, a senior signal-caller, threw for 284 yards and four TDs and added 171 yards on 13 carries with another TD as the Pirates held off Orange Grove, 38-35.
Kobe Miles, Houston Heights
Miles’ nickname is “Money,” and the junior quarterback was just that in the Bulldogs’ regular-season finale against Westside. He completed 11-of-19 passes for 280 yards and all but four of those completions resulted in TDs - which comes up to seven. On the “Money,” indeed.
Julian Reese II, Amarillo Palo Duro
A junior quarterback, Reese completed 14-of-18 passes for 283 yards and five TDs and also added a rushing TD as the Dons finished the regular season 9-1 after a 52-28 win against Abilene Cooper.
Kash Schwab, Bridgeland
A junior running back, Schwab gained 232 yards on 20 carries and reached the end zone three times as the Bears edged Cypress Woods, 35-34.
Austin Sluder, Amarillo
Sluder, a senior, caught eight passes for 188 yards and scored five TDs in the Sandies’ 63-21 win against crosstown foe Tascosa. That win also helped set up a postgame three-team coin flip, a la “Friday Night Lights,” to determine which team would advance to the playoffs. Amarillo won that coin toss.
Lane Vargas, Colleyville Heritage
Just a freshman who was making his first start at quarterback, Vargas completed 19-of-25 passes for 358 yards with six TDs as the Panthers rolled past Grapevine, 58-25.
Kameron Wrightner, Texarkana Texas High
A senior quarterback, Wrightner completed 22-of-25 passes for 239 yards and five TDs as the Tigers wrapped up the 5A-II Region II District 7 championship with a 50-0 win against Nacogdoches.
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