Columbus City - South 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!
Josh Smith's Big Game Leads Africentric Early College over South
Starting off the list is Africentric Early College's Josh Smith, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Smith threw for 274 yards and six touchdowns.
The win (which was Africentric Early College's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Smith and Africentric Early College will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastmoor Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.57
Derron Gray Jr Makes It Two for Africentric Early College
Another Africentric Early College player making an appearance on this list is Derron Gray Jr. He picked up 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble, made three total tackles, and defended a pass.
For the season, Gray Jr has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 86.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.38
Weaver Made His Presence Known in Independence's 52-12 Victory
Independence found a leader in Antonio Weaver as the squad took down West on Friday. Nobody could stop Weaver as he picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 83 yards on only eight carries.incredibly, Weaver got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Independence has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Weaver and Independence will be playing at home against Walnut Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.45
Keeping Weaver company is Montael Davis, a fellow Independence player. He rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for West, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Davis. Davis rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries the last time he and the Cowboys duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 28.58
Caleb Anthony Delivers Electric Performance Vs South
Caleb Anthony was instrumental in extending Africentric Early College's winning streak to five on Friday. South had no answer to Anthony as he picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Anthony and Africentric Early College will challenge Eastmoor Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Anthony took on the Warriors, he rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 28.30
Other Notable Players
- Nequan Harris: 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.37)
- Omega Waller: 38 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 43 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.77)
- Chase Johnson: 1 sack, 7 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.75)
- Ta'Lil Spikes: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
