Christian (8 Man) 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!
Ty Jones Turns in Season-Best Effort
Russell Christian Academy was led to victory by Ty Jones, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jones' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 62 yards.
Jones must have Victory Christian's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Jones saw the Eagles), he rushed for 247 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 72.08
Tuscaloosa Christian Wins Fourth-Straight Thanks to Jackson Harris
Jackson Harris was instrumental in extending Tuscaloosa Christian's winning streak to four on Friday. Harris was dynamite, picking up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
For the year, Harris has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 56.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had five rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 13.
Gamescore: 45.53
Bo Morphis Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Russell Christian Academy got the W thanks in part to Bo Morphis playing the best football he has all season. Morphis threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Morphis has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 71 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 2.25 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 44.43
Aiden Smitherman put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August of 2023 on Friday. He made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards.
This year, Smitherman has averaged 8.4 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 36.60
Big Game from Harrison As Cornerstone Christian Fell 51-31
Rounding off our Top Five is Colby Harrison of Cornerstone Christian. Harrison rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
This season, Harrison has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 136 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.05
Other Notable Players
- Carter Simmons: 50 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.33)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
