6A Region 3 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
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 42 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Helena now has a winning record of 4-3. Ferguson and Helena will square off against Chelsea at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.87
Johnson Posts Huge Game in 35-21 Win
Antorious Johnson posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards.
On the year, Johnson has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 302.7 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.32
Jeremy Spratling's Big Game Leads Helena over Pelham
Another Helena player making an appearance on this list is Jeremy Spratling. He rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Spratling has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 104.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.20
Demetrius Davis Turns in Season-Best Effort
Calera was led to victory by Demetrius Davis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davis rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Davis has averaged 18.9 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 17.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 53.57 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 23.68
Dakarai Shanks and Co. Win 12th in a Row
Spain Park picked up their 12th consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Dakarai Shanks. Nobody could stop Shanks as he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown.
Spain Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Shanks will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Calera on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.60
Other Notable Players
- JD Bonamy: 12 total tackles and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Brock Bradley: 88 yards passing; 31 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.87)
- Corey Barber: 61 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Hunter Drawhorn: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.50)
- Kd Young: 96 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
