4A Northern 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!
Braden Atkinson Dazzles in Rolesville Victory
Starting off the list is Rolesville's Braden Atkinson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Atkinson threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Millbrook had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Atkinson it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Atkinson saw the Wildcats), he threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 32.67
Ladainian Person Turns in Season-Best Performance
Heritage was led to victory by LaDainian Person, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Person rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
Person and Heritage will challenge Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Person up against the Cougars' star rusher Micah Olu. 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: 31.87
Another Game with at Least Two Sacks from Rashad Streets
Millbrook came up short on Friday despite Rashad Streets delivering his best game to date. Streets wasn't messing around, picking up 2.5 sacks and making 15 total tackles. The game was his fifth straight with two or more sacks.
The defeat snapped Millbrook's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record. Streets and Millbrook will face off against Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.75
Cypher Posts Huge Game in 35-0 Loss
Quinton Cypher continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
If history really does repeat itself, Cypher might just drop another big game when he faces off against Wakefield on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Cypher saw the Wolverines), he picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 29.25
Austin Congleton Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Austin Congleton of Wakefield. Congleton threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns.
Wakefield is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Congleton and Wakefield will square off against Millbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.37
Other Notable Players
- Jamel Perry: 201 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Anthony Roberts: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Malcolm Mcintyre: 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Josiah Sturdivant: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Tyler Rotellini: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
