6A West 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!
Big Game from Mason As Shiloh Christian Won 63-35
Starting off the list is Shiloh Christian's Griffin Mason, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Mason rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 17 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Mason has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 20.4 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 26.45 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 142 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 51.43
Kane Archer and Co. Win 24th in a Row
Kane Archer was instrumental in extending Greenwood's winning streak to 24 on Friday. Nobody could stop Archer as he threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
If history really does repeat itself, Archer might just drop another big game when he faces off against Mountain Home on Friday. Archer rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown while completing 94.1% of his passes the last time he and the Bombers duked it out two weeks ago.
Gamescore: 51.40
Grant Karnes Turns in Season-Best Effort
Grant Karnes's big game helped extend Greenwood's winning streak to 24 on Friday. Karnes produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 receiving yards.
Karnes and Greenwood will take on Mountain Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Bombers, probably because Karnes had a solid game then too: he picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 34.18
Keller Made His Presence Known in Van Buren's 63-35 Defeat
While Cameron Keller delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Van Buren. Keller was unstoppable, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards.
On the season, Keller has averaged 9.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.97
Greenwood Wins 24th-Straight Thanks to Champ Davis
Champ Davis was instrumental in extending Greenwood's winning streak to 24 on Friday. Davis did his part (and then some), picking up 181 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
This season, Davis has caught 19 touchdowns while averaging 93.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.77
Other Notable Players
- Cole Creighton: 178 yards passing; 27 yards rushing (Gamescore: 30.47)
- Cash Archer: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 29.50)
- Hayden Williford: 255 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Austin Riggs: 143 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.97)
- Jake Bodenstein: 133 yards passing (Gamescore: 17.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
