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 Dazzles in Sheridan Defeat
Starting off the list is Sheridan's Zay Stephens, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Stephens rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sheridan's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. Stephens and Sheridan will take on Benton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.42
Jackson England Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jackson England produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Catholic to the win on Friday. England threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
The win for Catholic keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. England will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Jonesboro on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.07
Myers Came Up Big in Jonesboro's 49-28 Win
Asa Myers helped snap Jonesboro's five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Sheridan had no answer to Myers on Friday as he threw for 238 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Jonesboro's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Myers will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Catholic on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.37
Braxton Burks Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Braxton Burks was instrumental in extending Catholic's winning streak to five on Friday. Burks made a major impact, picking up 170 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (112.5). He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 90 yards.
On the year, Burks has caught 8 touchdowns while averaging 112.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.33
Matt Bartels' Big Game Leads Jonesboro over Sheridan
Thanks in part to Matt Bartels, Jonesboro said goodbye to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Bartels did his part (and then some), picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the 'W'.
This year, Bartels has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.2 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.85
Other Notable Players
- Kelen Smith: 85 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Payton Sterritt: 134 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.23)
- Tj Brown: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
