2A Eastern Plains 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!
Elijah Able Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Farmville Central had to settle for second even though Elijah Able put up the best numbers he has all season. Able's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 171 rushing yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
On the year, Able has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 11.2 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 74.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 144.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 60.55
EJ Ruffin Crosses Big Stat Threshold
EJ Ruffin's big game helped extend Ayden - Grifton's winning streak to seven on Friday. Ruffin made a major impact, rushing for 180 yards while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.9) per game. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Ayden - Grifton's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Ruffin and Ayden - Grifton will host Kinston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 53.97
Jimmie West Lll Turns in Season-Best Effort
West Craven was led to victory by Jimmie West Lll, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. West Lll picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for West Craven: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
West Craven's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-6. West Lll will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Northeastern on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.55
Reginald Lancaster Makes It Two for West Craven
Keeping West lll company is Reginald Lancaster, a fellow West Craven player. He picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Lancaster has averaged 22 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.15
Ayden - Grifton Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Loyalty Fuller
Loyalty Fuller's big game helped extend Ayden - Grifton's winning streak to seven on Friday. Fuller turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 21 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Fuller has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 17.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.00
Other Notable Players
- Tyler Williams: 1.5 sacks and 11 total tackles (2.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- O'Maurie Phillips: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- DJ Davis: 143 yards passing; 48 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.63)
- Donovan Hall: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
