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!
Drew Gartman's Big Game Leads Valley View over Harding Academy
Starting off the list is Valley View's Drew Gartman, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gartman rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win for Valley View keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Gartman and Valley View will challenge Wynne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 75.20
Nettleton Gets a Boost from Harrell in 42-20 Victory
Xavier Harrell's big game helped extend Nettleton's winning streak to three on Friday. Harrell did his part (and then some), rushing for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the year, Harrell has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 127.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.20
Cole Bentz Turns in Season-Best Performance
Batesville was led to victory by Cole Bentz, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bentz threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win snapped Batesville's winning streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. Bentz and Batesville will face off against Harding Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.33
Isaac Black Delivers Best Performance of Season
Nettleton was led to victory by Isaac Black, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Black made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
On the year, Black has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 interceptions. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 1.33 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.75
A Season-Best Effort from Joseph Myles Leads Harding Academy over Valley View
On Friday, Harding Academy had to settle for second even though Joseph Myles put up the best numbers he has all season. Myles picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Myles has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 45.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 10.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.63
Other Notable Players
- Cale Glasgow: 45 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 56 yards receiving (Gamescore: 20.90)
- Owen Miller: 131 yards passing; 38 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.93)
- Andrew Jones: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.42)
- Maddox Hampton: 118 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.07)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
