3A Mid-State 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!
Travis Covington Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Southern Guilford got the W thanks in part to Travis Covington playing the best football he has all season. Covington made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes.
The win snapped Southern Guilford's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. Covington and Southern Guilford will welcome Ben L. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.12
Big Game from Creech As Eastern Guilford Won 41-0
Caleb Creech was instrumental in extending Eastern Guilford's winning streak to three on Friday. Creech was dynamite, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Guilford's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
For the season, Creech has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 133.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 45.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.80
Alex Anderson Makes It Two for Southern Guilford
The second Southern Guilford player making an appearance here is Alex Anderson, and for good reason. He rushed for 45 yards.
This season, Anderson has averaged 32.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.50
Atkins was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Kenneth Best did his best to prevent it. Best was unstoppable, picking up 78 receiving yards.
For the year, Best has averaged 41.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 6.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.38
Tristan Tucker Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tristan Tucker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Northeast Guilford to the win on Friday. Tucker threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
The win got Northeast Guilford back to even at 3-3. Tucker and Northeast Guilford will be playing at home against Dudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.33
Other Notable Players
- Jaquez Crawford: 185 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.13)
- Garrison Dibble: 2 sacks, 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Tre Alexander: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.80)
- Aaryn Tate: 153 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.53)
- Nasir Newkirk: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
