4A Metro 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!
Ian Mckinnon Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Southeast Guilford's Ian Mckinnon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Mckinnon forced a fumble and made ten total tackles. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (82) he has had since back in September of 2023. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Southeast Guilford is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
This season, Mckinnon has averaged 4.5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 23.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.43
Faizon Brandon Dazzles in Grimsley Win
Faizon Brandon was instrumental in extending Grimsley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Brandon did his part (and then some), throwing for 232 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards for the 'W'.
Ragsdale had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Brandon it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Brandon saw the Tigers), he threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Gamescore: 39.67
Teriq Mclaughlin Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Southeast Guilford got the W thanks in part to Teriq Mclaughlin playing the best football he has all season. Mclaughlin rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Mclaughlin has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 75.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.80
Mitchell Summers and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Mitchell Summers's big game helped extend Grimsley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Summers was dynamite, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Summers might have his next game, a road matchup with Southwest Guilford, circled on his calendar. Summers rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries the last time he and the Cowboys duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.78
Hall Made His Presence Known in Northern Guilford's 17-10 Win
Dwight Hall was instrumental in extending Northern Guilford's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Hall as he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
For the year, Hall has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 93.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.47
Other Notable Players
- Quasier Mitchell: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.40)
- Kaden Catoe: 132 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.62)
- Micah Williams: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Austin Jackson: 19 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Charles Mitter: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
