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
Drew Gartman was instrumental in extending Valley View's winning streak to seven on Friday. Gartman was dynamite, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushing 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 face off against Greene County Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.33
Owen Miller's Big Game Leads Harding Academy over Paragould
Harding Academy found a leader in Owen Miller as the squad took down Paragould on Friday. Nobody could stop Miller as he threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Harding Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. Miller and Harding Academy will 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 is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 29.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.07
Big Game from Harrell As Nettleton Won 42-7
Xavier Harrell's big game helped extend Nettleton's winning streak to five on Friday. Greene County Tech had no answer to Harrell as he rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Harrell's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
This season, 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
Damin Coleman Turns in Season-Best Performance
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 contest was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles.
This year, 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
