6A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Nate Ferguson Leads Helena over Pelham
On Friday, Helena got the W thanks in part to Nate Ferguson playing the best football he has all season. Ferguson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Helena now has a winning record of 4-3. Ferguson and Helena will square off against Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.87
Calera Gets a Boost from Johnson in 35-21 Victory
Antorious Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards.
For the season, Johnson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 302.7 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.32
Jeremy Spratling Delivers Electric Effort Vs Pelham
The second Helena player making an appearance here is Jeremy Spratling, and for good reason. He rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Spratling has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.20
Demetrius Davis Delivers Best Performance of Season
Demetrius Davis produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Calera to the win on Friday. Davis rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Davis has averaged 18.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 53.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.68
Dakarai Shanks and Co. Win 12th in a Row
Dakarai Shanks's big game helped extend Spain Park's winning streak to 12 on Thursday. Shanks was unstoppable, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Spain Park's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Shanks and Spain Park will host Calera at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.60
Other Notable Players
- JD Bonamy: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Brock Bradley: 88 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Corey Barber: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Hunter Drawhorn: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Kd Young: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
