Columbus City - North Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Aaron Britford Dazzles in East Win
Aaron Britford was instrumental in extending East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Britford was unstoppable, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
East pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withLinden-McKinley on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.17
Davell Brock Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Thursday, Linden-McKinley got the W thanks in part to Davell Brock playing the best football he has all season. Brock threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Linden-McKinley, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withEast on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.23
Ta'john Royster and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Ta'John Royster's big game helped extend East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Royster was unstoppable, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
This season, Royster has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
East picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Daequan Lindsey. Lindsey turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
On the season, Lindsey has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 19.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 7.89 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.85
Emmanuel Towns Makes It Two for Linden-Mckinley
Another Linden-McKinley player making an appearance on this list is Emmanuel Towns. He picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
For the year, Towns has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Mar?Qwez Mattox: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
