Columbus City - North Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Aaron Britford Delivers Electric Effort Vs Centennial
Aaron Britford's big game helped extend East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Nobody could stop Britford as he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
East pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Linden-McKinley on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.17
A Season-Best Performance from Davell Brock Leads Linden-Mckinley over Mifflin
On Thursday, Linden-McKinley got the W thanks in part to Davell Brock playing the best football he has all season. Brock threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fifth in a row for Linden-McKinley, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges East on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.23
East Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Ta'john Royster
East picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Ta'John Royster. Royster was unstoppable, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
For the year, Royster has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Daequan Lindsey was instrumental in extending East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Lindsey turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
On the year, Lindsey has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 19.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.89 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.85
Emmanuel Towns Makes It Two for Linden-Mckinley
Another Linden-McKinley player making an appearance on this list is Emmanuel Towns. He picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
On the year, Towns has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Mar?Qwez Mattox: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
