5A East 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!
Owen Miller Delivers Electric Effort Vs Batesville
Starting off the list is Harding Academy's Owen Miller, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Miller threw for 416 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Harding Academy pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Miller and Harding Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Nettleton at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 43.03
Harrell Made His Presence Known in Nettleton's 55-23 Victory
Xavier Harrell was instrumental in extending Nettleton's winning streak to four on Friday. Harrell turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Nettleton pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Harrell and Nettleton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Harding Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 40.40
A Season-Best Performance from Isaac Baker Leads Harding Academy over Batesville
Harding Academy was led to victory by Isaac Baker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Baker rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
For the year, Baker has averaged 62.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 35.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.57
Talen Foree Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Batesville had to settle for second even though Talen Foree put up the best numbers he has all season. Foree made 15 total tackles and defended a pass.
Batesville dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Foree and Batesville will head out on the road to take on Wynne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.95
Cole Bentz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Cole Bentz posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Batesville over Harding Academy on Friday. Bentz threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two rushing scores.
On the season, Bentz has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 151.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 64.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.47
Other Notable Players
- Drew Gartman: 183 yards passing; 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.70)
- Maddox Hampton: 207 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Cam Austin: 76 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.88)
- Endy Mcgalliard: 178 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.72)
- Rourke Sevier: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
