6A Region 3 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!
Johnson Came Up Big in Calera's 35-14 Victory
Starting off the list is Calera's Antorious Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards.
Calera's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. Johnson and Calera will square off against Chilton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.50
Spain Park Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Brock Bradley
Brock Bradley's big game helped extend Spain Park's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Bradley was dynamite, throwing for 346 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Bradley and Spain Park will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. The last time Bradley took on the Hornets, he threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 35.67
Nate Ferguson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Helena was led to victory by Nate Ferguson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ferguson rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Helena's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-3. Ferguson and Helena have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Pelham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.03
Spain Park picked up their 11th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to CJ Cowley. Cowley turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the year, Cowley has averaged 24.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.68
Zach Erickson was instrumental in extending Spain Park's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Erickson picked up three sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Jonathan Roberto: 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Alijah Johnson: 199 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.97)
- Braxton Brooks: 125 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Dakarai Shanks: 54 yards rushing; 41 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.27)
- Corey Barber: 175 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.08)
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