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's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. Stephens and Sheridan will challenge Benton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.42
Asa Myers Puts an End to Jonesboro's Losing Streak on Friday
Asa Myers helped snap Jonesboro's five-game losing streak dating back to last season. Myers was unstoppable 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 will head out to take on Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.37
Big Game from Bartels As Jonesboro Won 49-28
Jonesboro's five-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Matt Bartels. Nobody could stop Bartels on Friday as he picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the season, Bartels has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 64.2 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after four games last season, he was only averaging 7.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.85
Kelen Smith Delivers Best Effort of Season
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.
For the year, Smith has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 52.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.75
A Season-Best Effort from Payton Sterritt Leads Sheridan over Jonesboro
Sadly, Payton Sterritt posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Sheridan over Jonesboro on Friday. Sterritt picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Sterritt has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 117.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.23
Other Notable Players
- Tj Brown: 78 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
