6A Region 3 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!
Nate Ferguson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Helena was led to victory by Nate Ferguson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ferguson rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Helena now has a winning record of 4-3. Ferguson and Helena will take on Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.87
Calera Gets a Boost from Johnson in 35-21 Win
Antorious Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards.
This season, Johnson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 302.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.32
Jeremy Spratling Goes Supernova in Helena Win
Another Helena player making an appearance on this list is Jeremy Spratling. He rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Spratling has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.20
A Season-Best Effort from Demetrius Davis Leads Calera over Chilton County
Demetrius Davis produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Calera to the win on Friday. Davis rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Davis has averaged 18.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 53.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.68
Dakarai Shanks and Co. Win 12th in a Row
Dakarai Shanks was instrumental in extending Spain Park's winning streak to 12 on Thursday. Shanks turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Spain Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Shanks will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Calera on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.60
Other Notable Players
- JD Bonamy: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Brock Bradley: 88 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Corey Barber: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Hunter Drawhorn: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Kd Young: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
