Friday nights haven't been too exciting for the Amory Panthers this year as they have struggled through a losing season. However it would be hard to top the excitement the school experienced last Friday night.
Besides defeating Houston (Miss.) 55-48 in a thriller for their third win of the season, the Panthers also had two of the top statistical performers in the country in quarterback Forest Williams and receiver Dario Robinson. Williams threw for 582 yards on the night while Robinson caught seven of Williams' passes for 236 yards and a touchdown.
The night ended with a Texas Rangers win over the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. That series win meant that Amory native Mitch Moreland - a rookie who made his Major League debut just two months ago - was headed to the World Series. Moreland is the only pro baseball player from Amory, a town of about 7,000 along the Alabama border south of Tupelo, to reach the Major Leagues, let alone a World Series.
Here is a look at the rest of this week's top national football stat stars, as reported to MaxPreps by team coaches.
PASSINGAndrew Elfers, Maranatha (Pasadena, Calif.), 34 of 51 for 587 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. Valley Christian (Cerritos, Calif.) in a 70-64 loss.
Forest Williams, Amory (Miss.), 25 of 54 for 582 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Houston (Miss.) in a 55-48 win.
Paul Millard, Flower Mound (Texas), 36 of 47 for 493 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Plano East (Texas) in a 52-50 win.
Tyler Savini, Chief Leschi (Puyallup, Wash.), 21 of 31 for 458 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Seattle Lutheran (Wash.) in a 46-36 win.
Tayler Stanley, Grace Community (Tyler, Texas), 23 of 43 for 449 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Parish Episcopal (Dallas) in a 42-35 loss.
Wesley Leonard, Fennville (Mich.), 21 of 29 for 448 yards, 7 touchdowns vs. Bloomingdale (Mich.) in a 71-28 win.
Justin Worley, Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.), 34 of 46 for 441 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Clover (S.C.) in a 42-24 win.
Jordan Dodge, Byers (Colo.), 21 of 30 for 439 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Lyons (Colo.) in a 41-38 win.
Larry Cutbirth, Etiwanda (Calif.), 23 of 33 for 437 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Upland (Calif.) in a 53-34 loss.
Armando A.J. Garza, La Villa (Texas), 29 of 42 for 435 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Marine Military (Harlingen, Texas) in a 42-7 win.
Alex Terpstra, Denver Christian (Colo.), 31 of 49 for 431 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Denver Lutheran (Colo.) in a 56-33 win.
Austin Baden, North Boone (Poplar Grove, Ill.), 19 of 35 for 426 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Richmond-Burton (Ill.) in a 60-25 win.
Jordan Arrington, Culver City (Calif.), 18 of 42 for 425 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Inglewood (Calif.), in a 66-60 loss.
Kyle Duran, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.), 20 of 30 for 415 yards, 6 touchdowns vs. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) in a 41-3 win.
Daniel Kessler, Claremont
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, 34 of 43 for 409 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Weston (Conn.) in a 56-7 win.
Tyson Dahl, Douglas (Winston, Ore.), 21 of 31 for 398 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. North Bend/Oregon Coast Tech (Ore.) in a 59-28 win.
Daniel Kessler, Claremont (Calif.), 25 of 44 for 393 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Charter Oak (Covina, Calif.) in a 35-32 win.
Tony Salas, United (Laredo, Texas), 19 of 34 for 392 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Winn (Eagle Pass, Texas) in a 49-7 win.
Josiah Monroe, Bastrop (Texas), 24 of 38 for 392 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Pflugerville Connally (Austin, Texas) in a 42-27 win.
Max Browne, Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.), 39 of 43 for 389 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Eastlake (Sammamish, Wash.) in a 36-22 win.
RUSHINGQuincy Nelson, Galileo (San Francisco), 38 carries for 371 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Marshall (San Francisco) in a 40-12 win.
Jeremy Cronk, Glencoe (Hillsboro, Ore.), 32 carries for 368 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Century (Hillsboro, Ore.) in a 55-26 win.
Kapri Bibbs, Plainfield North (Ill.), 54 carries for 354 yards, 5 touchdowns vs. Plainfield South (Ill.) in a 43-35 win.
David Mora, Mason (Texas), 37 carries for 347 yards, 7 touchdowns vs. Reagan County (Big Lake, Texas) in a 61-6 win.
Michael Jimenez, El Monte (Calif.), 37 carries for 346 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. Gabrielino (San Gabriel, Calif.) in a 31-19 win.
Landry Martinez, Godley (Texas), 19 carries for 345 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Whitney (Texas) in a 63-13 win.
Devin Wright, Monticello (Utah), 21 carries for 343 yards, 1 touchdown vs. Milford (Utah) in a 38-12 win.
Anthony Herbert, T.R. Miller (Brewton, Ala.), 17 carries for 341 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Montgomery Catholic (Ala.) in a 48-35 win.
Travis Bernard, Valley Center (Calif.), 24 carries for 336 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Mt. Carmel (San Diego) in a 41-8 win.
Austin Sears, Mountain View (Bend, Ore.), 33 carries for 336 yards vs. Bend (Ore.) in a 45-14 win.
RECEIVINGRicky Cantu, La Villa (Texas), 18 catches for 311 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Marine Military (Harlingen, Texas) in a 42-7 win.
Buddy Nunn, Bastrop (Texas), 11 catches for 264 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. Pflugerville Connally (Austin, Texas) in a 42-27 win.
Sergio Ramos, United (Laredo, Texas), 9 catches for 245 yards, 4 touchdowns vs. Winn (Eagle Pass, Texas) in a 49-7 win.
Adam Engelbert, Seton Catholic (Chandler, Ariz.), 10 catches for 239 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. Arcadia (Phoenix, Ariz.) in a 35-21 win.
Mark Laird, Ouachita Christian (Monroe, La.), 11 catches for 238 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. Oak Grove (La.) in a 48-14 win.
Dario Robinson, Amory (Miss.), 7 catches for 236 yards, 1 touchdown vs. Houston (Miss.) in a 55-48 win.
Khalif Dandy, Spingarn (Washington, D.C.), 9 catches for 231 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. Eastern (Washington, D.C.) in a 54-0 win.
John Joyce, Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), 10 catches for 231 yards, 1 touchdown vs. Cherokee Trail (Aurora, Colo.) in a 48-31 loss.
Bryson Williams, Prestonsburg (Ky.), 7 catches for 223 yards, 2 touchdowns vs. Shelby Valley (Pikeville, Ky.) in a 56-34 win.
Rijad Sabanovich, Muncy (Pa.), 4 catches for 222 yards, 3 touchdowns vs. South Williamsport (Pa.) in a 55-16 win.
