6A West 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!
Greenwood Wins 21st-Straight Thanks to Kane Archer
Kane Archer was instrumental in extending Greenwood's winning streak to 21 on Friday. Archer was unstoppable, throwing for 307 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Archer and Greenwood will take on Southside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will pit Archer up against the Mavericks' star signal caller Blake Forsgren. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 54.77
A Season-Best Effort from Max Eldridge Leads Shiloh Christian over Siloam Springs
On Friday, Shiloh Christian got the W thanks in part to Max Eldridge playing the best football he has all season. Eldridge rushed for 46 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Shiloh Christian, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Eldridge and Shiloh Christian will take on Lake Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.78
Cole Creighton Delivers Electric Performance Vs Siloam Springs
Cole Creighton put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in August on Friday. He threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
On the season, Creighton has thrown 4 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 164.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.27
Southside Gets a Boost from Forsgren in 45-38 Loss
While Southside might've come up empty on Friday, Blake Forsgren wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Forsgren was still balling out as he threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Southside is 2-1 when Forsgren posts 250 or more passing yards, but 1-4 otherwise.
Southside is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Forsgren and Southside will challenge Greenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.47
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Hagan Tyler
Hagan Tyler continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 12th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Mountain Home had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tyler it was a similar story. When Tyler last faced the Bombers back in September of 2023, he forced a fumble, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended three passes.
Gamescore: 29.75
Other Notable Players
- Jayden Webb: (Gamescore: 26.73)
- Paul Brixey: 15 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Cameron Keller: 136 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.48)
- Zane Sluyter: 158 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.47)
- Champ Davis: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.27)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
