5A 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!
Drew Gartman Delivers Electric Performance Vs Brookland
Valley View picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Drew Gartman. Gartman was unstoppable, throwing for 170 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Valley View's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Gartman and Valley View will challenge Greene County Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.33
Owen Miller's Big Game Leads Harding Academy over Paragould
Harding Academy found a leader in Owen Miller as the team took down Paragould on Friday. Miller turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 218 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Miller and Harding Academy will square off against Nettleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miller will face off against Maddox Hampton, the Raiders' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 38.43
Baker Made His Presence Known in Harding Academy's 49-8 Win
Keeping Miller company is Isaac Baker, a fellow Harding Academy player. He rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
This season, Baker has averaged 56.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 29.83 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 37.07
Nettleton Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Xavier Harrell
Nettleton picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Xavier Harrell. Harrell turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This year, Harrell has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 129.1 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: 32.60
Damin Coleman Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Nettleton got the W thanks in part to Damin Coleman playing the best football he has all season. Coleman wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his eighth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the season, Coleman has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.25
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Pierce: 10 total tackles (0.5 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Rourke Sevier: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
