Hazelwood Central-Pattonville: Players who stood out

Hazelwood Central and Pattonville have been two of the St. Louis area’s top teams during this abbreviated spring football season and their matchup on Thursday night lived up to the billing. In the end, Hazelwood Central’s rushing attack helped the Hawks bounce back from their loss a week earlier to hand the Pattonville Pirates their first defeat, 28-21. Hazelwood Central improved to 3-1 through four games while Pattonville fell to 3-1. Here is a quick look at some of the standouts from Thursday’s game... <strong>HAZELWOOD CENTRAL (3-1)</strong> <strong>Lionel Banks, RB, 5-5, 184, Class of 2022</strong> Banks has been one of the area’s most consistent performers this spring. He has rushed for at least 82 yards in each game and scored two or more touchdowns in three of the Hawks’ four games. Against Pattonville he turned in a dominant performance. He rushed 31 times for 174 yards and three touchdowns — all new career highs — and powered the visiting Hawks to a big bounce back win. For the season, Banks has rushed for 450 yards and scored seven touchdowns. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2FKNgH">Lionel Banks highlights vs. Pattonville</a></strong></span> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103085" first="Jamarion" last="Price"], RB, 5-3, 160, Class of 2022</strong> Another diminutive back, Price had a career day against Pattonville with 17 carries for 132 yards and a touchdown. For the season, he’s up to 302 yards and four touchdowns in four games. He’s averaging 7.6 yards per carry this spring. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11100933/60677ff8ab92961804f20ad7" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Armani Turner, WR, 5-8, 160, Class of 2022</strong> Turner has been a consistent playmaker this spring despite not getting a lot of touches in the Hawks’ run-heavy offense. Against Pattonville he caught four passes for 59 yards but also had two kickoff returns that totaled 80 yards. In four games this spring, Turner has 20 receptions for 290 yards and four touchdowns. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11080187/606799d9bd6ba313d448dd6a" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Eric Brown Jr., DB, 5-10, 170, Class of 2022</strong> Brown’s numbers have steadily improved this spring and his team-high 11 tackle performance against Pattonville served as a breakout game. Brown’s play helped slow down what has been a strong Pirates passing attack this spring. Brown now has 24 tackles, including one for loss, in four games. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2FKFAz">Eric Brown Jr. highlights vs. Pattonville</a></strong></span> &nbsp; <strong>PATTONVILLE (3-1)</strong> <strong>Charles Johnson Jr., RB, 5-5, 150, Class of 2022</strong> Like Banks, Johnson has been one of the area’s best running backs this spring. Against Hazelwood Central, it was more of the same with 16 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown in the losing effort. Johnson, through four games, has rushed for 498 yards and five touchdowns. NOTE: Highlights below are from a previous week’s game. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11110521/604ee35c3df4da096c8e2f6e" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Logan Williams, QB, 6-3, 225, Class of 2021</strong> Williams didn’t have his best game against Hazelwood Central, but he still made an impact. He completed 14 of 25 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. For the season, Williams has completed 63.6 percent of his passes for 594 yards and five touchdowns and has rushed for 241 yards and four touchdowns. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/2/13563/6067dc8890f9ad01e8894cbb" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <strong>Nolan Cobbs Jr., LB-OL, 5-10, 220, Class of 2021</strong> Cobbs has been all over the field for the Pirates this spring and he was busy again against Hazelwood Central’s rushing attack. Cobbs racked up a team-high 12 tackles. Through four games this season, Cobbs has 44 tackles, including two for losses. <strong>DeAndre Rush Jr., WR-DB, Class of 2024</strong> A freshman to keep an eye on, Rush has been getting better and better this spring and turned in his best game to date against the Hawks. Offensively, he recorded six catches for 61 yards — both team highs on the day — and defensively he notched six tackles and recovered a fumble. In four games this spring, Rush has 12 receptions for 142 yards and 17 tackles and a fumble recovery. NOTE: Highlights below are from a previous week’s game. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15257000/605590622347e008680db424" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;