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!
A Season-Best Performance from Zay Stephens Leads Sheridan over Catholic
On Friday, Sheridan had to settle for second even though Zay Stephens put up the best numbers he has all season. Stephens' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Sheridan is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Stephens and Sheridan will head out on the road to face off against Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 91.88
England Came Up Big in Catholic's 51-48 Victory
Jackson England's big game helped extend Catholic's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop England as he threw for 252 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards.
If the past is any indication, England could be in store for another big game when he takes on Benton on Friday. England threw for 437 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt the last time he and the Panthers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 36.70
Catholic Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Hayden Roaf
Catholic picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Hayden Roaf. Roaf produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards.
On the year, Roaf has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
Jonesboro had to settle for second on Friday, but Nigel Bell sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Bell as he picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Bell has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 41.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.03
Noel Lewis Dazzles in Catholic Win
Catholic picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Noel Lewis. Sheridan had no answer to Lewis as he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Lewis has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 99.6 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.80
Other Notable Players
- Paul Plafcan: 103 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Eli Turner: 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Tj Brown: 114 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.00)
- KJ Anderson: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Jake Black-Ocken: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
