6A Region 3 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!
Jeremy Spratling Delivers Best Performance of Season
Helena was led to victory by Jeremy Spratling, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Spratling rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
The win (which was Helena's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Spratling and Helena will head out on the road to challenge Calera at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.00
Corey Barber and Co. Win 13th in a Row
Corey Barber's big game helped extend Spain Park's winning streak to 13 on Friday. Nobody could stop Barber as he picked up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 69 yards.
Spain Park's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against Chilton County on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.13
Domynyck Santiago Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Domynyck Santiago produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Helena to the win on Friday. Santiago rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This year, Santiago has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.77
Brock Bradley's Big Game Leads Spain Park over Calera
Brock Bradley was instrumental in extending Spain Park's winning streak to 13 on Friday. Bradley was unstoppable, throwing for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
On the season, Bradley has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 223.5 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.63
Johnson Came Up Big in Benjamin Russell's 27-0 Win
Rounding off our Top Five is Alijah Johnson of Benjamin Russell. Johnson threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes.
This season, Johnson has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 185 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 0.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 18.25 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 30.70
Other Notable Players
- Kalib Spivey: 3 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Kevin Pinkard: 1 interception and 12 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.50)
- T.J. Wilson: 138 yards rushing; 23 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.67)
- Ej Kerley Jr: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.25)
- Zion Mclain: 3 sacks and 4 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
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