6A Region 3 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!
Johnson Made His Presence Known in Calera's 35-14 Win
Starting off the list is Calera's Antorious Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards.
Calera's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. Johnson and Calera will challenge Chilton County on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.50
Brock Bradley and Co. Win 11th in a Row
Spain Park picked up their 11th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brock Bradley. Nobody could stop Bradley as he threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Spain Park's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Bradley and Spain Park will welcome Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 35.67
Nate Ferguson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Helena was led to victory by Nate Ferguson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ferguson rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Helena's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-3. Ferguson and Helena will stay at home for another week and welcome Pelham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.03
CJ Cowley was instrumental in extending Spain Park's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Cowley turned in his biggest game of the season, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
For the season, Cowley has averaged 24.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.68
Zach Erickson's big game helped extend Spain Park's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Erickson picked up three sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss), good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Jonathan Roberto: 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.25)
- Alijah Johnson: 199 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.97)
- Braxton Brooks: 125 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Dakarai Shanks: 54 yards rushing; 41 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.27)
- Corey Barber: 175 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.08)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
