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 Delivers Electric Performance Vs Jonesboro
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 dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Stephens and Sheridan will square off against Benton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.42
Jackson England Delivers Best Effort of Season
Catholic was led to victory by Jackson England, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. England threw for 328 yards and six touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
The victory for Catholic keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. England and Catholic will host Jonesboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 50.07
Myers Made His Presence Known in Jonesboro's 49-28 Win
Thanks in part to Asa Myers, Jonesboro said goodbye to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Myers was dynamite on Friday, throwing for 238 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Jonesboro's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. Myers and Jonesboro are taking a road trip to challenge Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.37
Jonesboro's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Matt Bartels
Thanks in part to Matt Bartels, Jonesboro said goodbye to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Nobody could stop Bartels on Friday as he picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the 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
A Season-Best Effort from Kelen Smith Leads Jonesboro over Sheridan
On Friday, Jonesboro got the W thanks in part to Kelen Smith playing the best football he has all season. Smith picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the year, Smith has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.75
Other Notable Players
- Payton Sterritt: 134 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.23)
- Braxton Burks: 170 yards receiving (Gamescore: 17.33)
- Tj Brown: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
