Top performances: Keith throws for 415 yards to help PA advance

By The Associated Press

Can anyone stop Pulaski Academy's offense? Not when Spencer Keith plays like this.

Keith threw for 415 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Bruins over Alma 63-39 Friday night in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. Keith became The Associated Press Arkansas High School Player of the Week.

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He had some help, too. Neal Barlow caught 11 passes for 202 yards and five touchdowns.

Other top performances from the week:

• Michael Gray, Marked Tree, rushed for 318 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-26 win over Clarendon.
• Dax Dupire, Fort Smith Northside, threw for three touchdowns and ran for three in a 56-14 win over Van Buren.
• Chris Rycraw, Bryant, ran for 212 yards in a 22-13 win over Springdale.
• Derek Brinker, Springdale Har-Ber, ran for 210 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-21 win over North Little Rock.
• Tim Hughes, Batesville, ran for 202 yards and fo! ur touchdowns in a 32-19 win over White Hall.
• Sammy Williams, Beebe, ran for 200 yards in a 35-22 win over Blytheville.
• Damon Redman, Clarksville, threw for 359 yards and six touchdowns in a 56-34 win over Fordyce.
• Justin Johnson, Earle, rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-26 win over Riverview.
• Dustin Wells, Cedarville, rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-0 win over Barton.
• Taylor Bartlett, Little Rock Catholic, threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 142 yards and a TD in a 35-21 win over Fayetteville.
• Michael Bowles, Cross County, ran for 270 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-7 win over Ola.
• Teddy Selby, Gravette, ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-35 win over Ashdown.
• Paul Anzalone, El Dorado, threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-20 win over Marion.
• Kevin Johnson, Watson Chapel, ran for 135 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-20 win over Mountain H! ome.
• DiMaggio Johnson, Texarkana, rushed for three touchdowns a nd caught a pass for another in a 40-21 win over Little Rock Parkview.
• Ty Ferrell, Monticello, ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns and threw for a TD in a 42-12 victory over Wynne.
• Michael Berry, Greenwood, had four sacks in a 24-12 win over Camden Fairview.
• Turrell Williams, Helena-West Helena, ran for four touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Sylvan Hills.
• Dedrick Hampton, Warren, ran for 187 yards and three touchdowns and caught a TD pass in a 41-6 win over Pulaski Oak Grove.
• Jamarean Buchanan, Dumas, ran for 131 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-21 win over Dardanelle.
• Zack Davis, Harrisburg, threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns in a 47-15 win over Greenland.
• Steffan Espinoza, Lavaca, ran for 186 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-12 win over Lafayette County.
• Ty Finley, Harding Academy, ran for 174 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-7 win over Rivercrest.
• Steve Kehner, Glen Rose, rushed for 153 yards and three t! ouchdowns in a 42-14 win over Fouke.
• Cody Stubbs, Atkins, ran for 132 yards and a touchdown in a 38-20 win over Arkansas Baptist.
• Ryan Wells, Magnet Cove, caught nine passes for 122 yards in a 27-7 win over Green Forest.
• Justin Castleberry, Mansfield, ran for three touchdowns in a 33-21 win over Rison.
• Kenneth Blake, Murfreesboro, threw for a touchdown and rushed for three in a 32-13 win over Mountain Pine.
• Trey Brown, Bigelow, rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-12 win over Hartford.
• Carson Tyler, East Poinsett County, intercepted three passes in a 44-0 win over Horatio.
• Corey Racey, Stuttgart, rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Trumann.
• Jevon Smith, Gosnell, rushed for two touchdowns and returned an interception for another in a 46-13 win over Farmington.
• Cameron Looper, Lamar, rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown in a 22-14 win over Camden Harmony Grove.
• Johnny Co! llins, Carlisle, rushed for 120 yards in a 35-8 win over McCrory.
• Justin Baker, Mount Ida, rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown in a 30-22 win over Augusta.
• Domnique Ewings, Smackover, rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown in a 40-14 win over Mineral Springs.
• Drew Walston, Dierks, threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-22 win over Conway Christian.