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 Goes Supernova in Harding Academy Win
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 416 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Harding Academy pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Miller and Harding Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Paragould at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.03
Big Game from Harrell As Nettleton Won 55-23
Nettleton picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Xavier Harrell. Harrell did his part (and then some), rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Nettleton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Harrell and Nettleton will challenge Greene County Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.40
Isaac Baker Turns in Season-Best Performance
Harding Academy was led to victory by Isaac Baker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Baker rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in October of 2023.
This season, Baker has averaged 62.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 35.8 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.57
A Season-Best Performance from Talen Foree Leads Batesville over Harding Academy
Sadly, Talen Foree posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Batesville over Harding Academy on Friday. Foree made 15 total tackles and defended a pass.
Batesville's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. Foree and Batesville will face off against Wynne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.95
Cole Bentz Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Cole Bentz posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Batesville over Harding Academy on Friday. Bentz threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two rushing scores.
On the year, Bentz has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 151.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to three.
Gamescore: 32.47
Other Notable Players
- Drew Gartman: 183 yards passing; 80 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 31.70)
- Maddox Hampton: 207 yards passing (Gamescore: 27.60)
- Cam Austin: 76 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.88)
- Endy Mcgalliard: 178 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.72)
- Rourke Sevier: 1 sack and 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
