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!
Jeremy Spratling Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jeremy Spratling produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Helena to the win on Friday. Spratling rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
The win (which was Helena's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Spratling's next match is against Calera on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 38.00
Corey Barber and Co. Win 13th in a Row
Spain Park picked up their 13th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Corey Barber. Barber did his part (and then some), picking up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 69 yards.
Spain Park's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withChilton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.13
Domynyck Santiago's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Domynyck Santiago produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Helena to the win on Friday. Santiago rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 67 yards.
This season, Santiago has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.77
Brock Bradley's Big Game Leads Spain Park over Calera
Spain Park picked up their 13th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brock Bradley. Bradley was dynamite, throwing for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
For the season, Bradley has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 223.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.63
Alijah Johnson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Alijah Johnson of Benjamin Russell. Johnson threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
This season, Johnson has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 185 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 18.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.70
Other Notable Players
- Kalib Spivey: 3 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Kevin Pinkard: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.50)
- T.J. Wilson: 138 yards rushing; 23 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.67)
- Ej Kerley Jr: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Zion Mclain: 3 sacks and 4 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
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