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!
Zay Stephens Delivers Best Effort of Season
Sadly, Zay Stephens posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Sheridan over Catholic on Friday. 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 will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Marion on Friday.
Gamescore: 91.88
England Made His Presence Known in Catholic's 51-48 Victory
Catholic picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jackson England. Sheridan had no answer to England as he threw for 252 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards.
If history really does repeat itself, England might just drop another big game when he faces off against Benton on Friday. When England last faced the Panthers back in September of 2023, he threw for 437 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 36.70
Hayden Roaf and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Hayden Roaf's big game helped extend Catholic's winning streak to seven on Friday. Roaf picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 53 yards.
This year, Roaf has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.00
While Nigel Bell delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Jonesboro. Nobody could stop Bell as he picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Bell has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 41.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.03
Noel Lewis Goes Supernova in Catholic Victory
Noel Lewis was instrumental in extending Catholic's winning streak to seven on Friday. Sheridan had no answer to Lewis as he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Lewis has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 99.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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
