6A Region II District 14 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!
Big Game from Dent As Westfield Won 35-14
Keeping Ford company is Miles Dent, a fellow Westfield player. He threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Dent has thrown 7 touchdowns while averaging 136 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.17
Spring was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Ahran Ogbar did his best to prevent it. Ogbar turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 130 yards on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Spring is on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5. Ogbar and Spring will square off against Eisenhower at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Gamescore: 23.77
A Season-Best Effort from Emmanuel Yancy Leads Westfield over Dekaney
Emmanuel Yancy produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Westfield to the win on Friday. Yancy picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards.
On the year, Yancy has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 55.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 18.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.95
Merrico Phillips Makes It Two for Spring
The second Spring player making an appearance here is Merrico Phillips, and for good reason. He wasn't messing around on Thursday, picking up 1.5 sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, Phillips has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1.5 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after three games last season, he was only averaging one total tackle per game.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- Demarcus J Marks: 2 sacks and 6 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Floyd Guidry: 1.5 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
