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!
Owen Miller Delivers Electric Performance Vs Brookland
Starting off the list is Harding Academy's Owen Miller, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Miller threw for 292 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Harding Academy, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. Miller and Harding Academy will take on Camden Fairview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.37
Cam Austin Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Nettleton got the W thanks in part to Cam Austin playing the best football he has all season. Austin rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Austin has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 53.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.40
Valley View Wins Tenth-Straight Thanks to Carter Wallace
Carter Wallace was instrumental in extending Valley View's winning streak to ten on Friday. Wallace rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
This year, Wallace has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 29.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.60
Endy Mcgalliard Dazzles in Harding Academy Win
Endy Mcgalliard was instrumental in extending Harding Academy's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Mcgalliard as he picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Mcgalliard has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 95.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 51 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.80
Nettleton Gets a Boost from Harrell in 35-7 Victory
Another Nettleton player making an appearance on this list is Xavier Harrell. He rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
For the season, Harrell has run in 16 touchdowns while averaging 121.6 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: 19.40
Other Notable Players
- Drew Gartman: 40 yards passing; 45 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Keon Stallings: 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Maddox Hampton: 132 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
