6A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Nate Ferguson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Helena was led to victory by Nate Ferguson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ferguson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Helena now has a winning record of 4-3. Ferguson and Helena will challenge Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.87
Calera Gets a Boost from Johnson in 35-21 Victory
Antorious Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards.
This season, Johnson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 302.7 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging seven rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 40.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.32
Jeremy Spratling Makes It Two for Helena
Another Helena player making an appearance on this list is Jeremy Spratling. He rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Spratling has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.20
A Season-Best Effort from Demetrius Davis Leads Calera over Chilton County
Calera was led to victory by Demetrius Davis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davis rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Davis has averaged 18.9 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 53.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.68
Spain Park Wins 12th-Straight Thanks to Dakarai Shanks
Dakarai Shanks's big game helped extend Spain Park's winning streak to 12 on Thursday. Nobody could stop Shanks as he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Spain Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Shanks will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Calera on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.60
Other Notable Players
- JD Bonamy: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Brock Bradley: 88 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Corey Barber: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Hunter Drawhorn: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Kd Young: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
