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 Delivers Electric Effort Vs Brookland
Valley View picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Drew Gartman. Brookland had no answer to Gartman as he threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Valley View's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Gartman and Valley View will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Nettleton at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 43.33
Harding Academy Gets a Boost from Miller in 49-8 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Owen Miller stepped things up a notch to give Harding Academy the 'W'. Miller was unstoppable, throwing for 218 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Harding Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. Miller and Harding Academy will head out on the road to face off against Nettleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.43
Isaac Baker Makes It Two for Harding Academy
Keeping Miller company is Isaac Baker, a fellow Harding Academy player. He rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
This season, Baker has averaged 56.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.07
Nettleton Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Xavier Harrell
Xavier Harrell was instrumental in extending Nettleton's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Harrell as he rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
This year, Harrell has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 129.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 32.60
A Season-Best Effort from Damin Coleman Leads Nettleton over Greene County Tech
On Friday, Nettleton got the W thanks in part to Damin Coleman playing the best football he has all season. Coleman wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The matchup was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles.
For the season, Coleman has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.25
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Pierce: 10 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Rourke Sevier: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
