5A Central Top Football Player Performances

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 12:30am

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5A Central 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!

Curtis Goodrich Crosses Big Stat Threshold

Starting off the list is Searcy's Curtis Goodrich, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Goodrich rushed for 126 yards and four touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.

The victory (which was Searcy's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Goodrich and Searcy will face off against Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gamescore: 47.68

Robinson Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Kevin (Deuce) Williams

Kevin (Deuce) Williams was instrumental in extending Robinson's winning streak to four on Friday. (Deuce) Williams did his part (and then some), making four total tackles for the 'W'.

Robinson's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. (Deuce) Williams will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against White Hall on Friday.

Gamescore: 24.95

Bell Made His Presence Known in Searcy's 55-14 Victory

The second Searcy player making an appearance here is Johnny Bell, and for good reason. He threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns.

This season, Bell has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 191.8 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 17 passing yards per game.

Gamescore: 17.17

Derrick Young Makes It Three for Searcy

Another Searcy player making an appearance on this list is Derrick Young. He wasn't messing around on Friday, making two total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging two interceptions. The matchup was his third straight with two or more interceptions dating back to last season.

Gamescore: 16.00

Jordan?? Thomas Delivers Best Performance of Season

On Friday, Robinson got the W thanks in part to Jordan?? Thomas playing the best football he has all season. Thomas rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.

On the year, Thomas has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 45 rushing yards per game.

Gamescore: 15.80

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