Columbus City - North Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Aaron Britford Dazzles in East Victory
Aaron Britford was instrumental in extending East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Britford was unstoppable, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
East's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Linden-McKinley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.17
A Season-Best Effort from Davell Brock Leads Linden-Mckinley over Mifflin
Davell Brock produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Linden-McKinley to the win on Thursday. Brock threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fifth in a row for Linden-McKinley, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.23
East Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Ta'john Royster
Ta'John Royster's big game helped extend East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Royster was unstoppable, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
This season, Royster has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 15.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Daequan Lindsey's big game helped extend East's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Lindsey picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
For the season, Lindsey has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 19.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.89 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.85
Emmanuel Towns Makes It Two for Linden-Mckinley
The second Linden-McKinley player making an appearance here is Emmanuel Towns, and for good reason. He picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
On the year, Towns has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.13
Other Notable Players
- Mar?Qwez Mattox: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
