One year ago, Forrest Williams of Amory (Miss.) threw for 582 yards to make the MaxPreps National Stat Stars list. The same night Williams had his big game, Amory alumnus Mitch Moreland of the Texas Rangers advanced to the World Series with a win over the New York Yankees.
This weekend, the Amory duo did it again.
Williams, who made the stat stars list last week with a 505-yard effort, threw for 442 yards in a 30-7 win over Shannon on Friday. The next night, Moreland and the Rangers advanced to their second straight World Series with a win over the Detroit Tigers.
Last year, Williams and the Amory Panthers struggled to a 3-9 season. This year, things have turned around and the Panthers are 7-2 on the season with Williams throwing for 2,607 yards and 30 touchdowns. Perhaps the improved performance of the Panthers is a sign of good luck for Moreland, whose Rangers lost to the San Francisco Giants in last year's World Series.
Following are the rest of this week's National Football Stat Stars as reported by coaches to MaxPreps.
PASSING
Zach Howell.
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, 28 of 54 for 627 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 78-58 loss to St. Mary's Academy.
Tucker Israel, Lake Nona (Orlando, Fla.), 27 of 31 for 534 yards, 10 touchdowns in a 68-10 win over Celebration. (
Story about state TDs record)
Maty Mauk, Kenton (Ohio), 33 of 48 for 497 yards, 8 touchdowns in a 70-33 win over Celina.
Dylan Sheffield, Wichita Falls (Texas), 34 of 48 for 480 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 49-21 win over Little Elm.
Tanner Trosin, Folsom (Calif.), 23 of 38 for 479 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 63-40 win over Sheldon.
Zach Shank, Miyamura (Gallup, N.M.), 37 of 56 for 462 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 48-36 loss to Valencia.
Blake Cotten, Frederick (Okla.), 26 of 30 for 461 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 55-0 win over Washington.
TJ Eckert, Bixby (Okla.), 35 of 55 for 449 yards, 5 touchdowns in an 80-57 loss to Enid.
Marshall Williams, Flower Mound (Texas), 29 of 43 for 444 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 59-36 win over Lewisville.
Forest Williams, Amory (Miss.), 26 of 40 for 442 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 30-7 win over Shannon.
Aidan Wright, Scottsdale Prep (Ariz.), 23 of 41 for 440 yards, 8 touchdowns in a 82-31 win over Rancho Solano Prep.
Colin Seitz, Prairie (Brush Prairie, Wash.), 17 of 22 for 436 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 58-0 win over Hudson's Bay.
Devon Tourtillott, Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces, N.M.), 17 of 27 for 425 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 70-46 win over Capitan.
Tyler Rogers, Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.), 30 of 38 for 422 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 43-42 win over Desert Edge.
Charod Williams, Carver (Atlanta), 23 of 35 for 414 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 38-25 loss to Mays.
Martin Valdivia, Nuview Bridge (Nuevo, Calif.), 21 of 35 for 414 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 52-40 win over Riverside Prep.
Brendan Nosovitch.
File photo by Richard Rector
, 25 of 38 for 413 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 63-40 loss to Parkland.
Matt Stuart, Lindbergh (Renton, Wash.), 25 of 60 for 402 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 41-28 loss to Kennedy.
Tony Kiefer, McAlester (Okla.), 20 of 26 for 400 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 38-14 loss to Collinsville.
Geoffrey Bramblett, Locust Fork (Ala.), 27 of 44 for 399 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 74-37 loss to Alexandria.
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