6A 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!
Zay Stephens Delivers Electric Performance Vs Jonesboro
Starting off the list is Sheridan's Zay Stephens, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stephens rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sheridan dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Stephens and Sheridan will take on Benton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.42
Jackson England Turns in Season-Best Effort
Catholic was led to victory by Jackson England, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. England threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
The victory for Catholic keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. England and Catholic will be playing at home against Jonesboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.07
Jonesboro Gets a Boost from Myers in 49-28 Victory
Jonesboro's five-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Asa Myers. Myers turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday, throwing for 238 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Jonesboro's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Myers will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Catholic on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.37
Braxton Burks Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Braxton Burks was instrumental in extending Catholic's winning streak to five on Friday. Burks made a major impact, picking up 170 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.5). The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 90 yards.
This year, Burks has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 112.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.33
Matt Bartels Goes Supernova in Jonesboro Win
Thanks in part to Matt Bartels, Jonesboro said goodbye to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Bartels was unstoppable on Friday, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Bartels has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.85
Other Notable Players
- Kelen Smith: 85 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Payton Sterritt: 134 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.23)
- Tj Brown: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
