Columbus City - North 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!
Ta'john Royster Turns in Season-Best Effort
Ta'John Royster produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East to the win on Friday. Royster rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory was the sixth in a row for East, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Royster and East will challenge Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 48.28
Davell Brock Goes Supernova in Linden-Mckinley Win
Linden-McKinley picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Davell Brock. Nobody could stop Brock as he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Linden-McKinley's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. Brock and Linden-McKinley will head out to face off against Mifflin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 33.60
Northland Gets a Boost from Harrison in 58-6 Victory
Northland found a leader in Akeilles Harrison as the squad took down Mifflin on Friday. Mifflin had no answer to Harrison as he threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 50 yards.
Northland's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Harrison and Northland will challenge Whetstone at 6:50 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.00
East Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Aaron Britford
Aaron Britford's big game helped extend East's winning streak to six on Friday. Britford turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the year, Britford has averaged 73.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.17
Darion Matlock Has Career-Day on Friday
Darion Matlock posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 79 yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards.
For the season, Matlock has averaged 35.9 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.85
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