This Week's Top Player Performances from Across the League
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!
Dan Mahan Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Williams got the W thanks in part to Dan Mahan playing the best football he has all season. Mahan threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
If the past is any indication, Mahan could be in store for another big game when he takes on Cedar Ridge on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Mahan saw the Fighting Red Wolves), he threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Gamescore: 70.52
Tyrek Samuel Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Tyrek Samuel playing the best football he has all season. Samuel rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Cedar Ridge had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Samuel it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Samuel saw the Fighting Red Wolves), he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Jayden Russo Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Jayden Russo playing the best football he has all season. Russo rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
On the season, Russo has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.80
Leontae Turner Turns in Another Game with at Least One Interceptions
On Friday, Williams got the W thanks in part to Leontae Turner playing the best football he has all season. Turner wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his third straight with one or more interceptions.
This year, Turner has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 interceptions.
Gamescore: 31.00
Deandre Brown Delivers Electric Performance Vs Person
Rounding off our Top Five is Deandre Brown of Orange. Brown made 18 total tackles.
This year, Brown has averaged 13.4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.88 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- James Newton: 39 yards receiving; 76 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Andrews Cruz: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.38)
- Kristopher Rogers: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.38)
- Jarrett Newell: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- William Overby: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
