3A/4A Sandhills 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!
Kmauri Morgan Turns in Season-Best Effort
Richmond was led to victory by Kmauri Morgan, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morgan wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks and making 17 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles.
The win was the sixth in a row for Richmond, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Morgan and Richmond will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.50
Dominic Tillman and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Dominic Tillman was instrumental in extending Richmond's winning streak to six on Friday. Tillman was unstoppable, throwing for 325 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This year, Tillman has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.27
Tate Simpson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Tate Simpson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Richmond to the win on Friday. Simpson picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Simpson has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.50
Jayden Hill Dazzles in Lee County Loss
Lee County had to settle for second on Friday, but Jayden Hill sure wasn't going down easily. Despite the defeat, Hill was still balling out as he picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Hill has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 99.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one receiving touchdown.
Gamescore: 28.00
Hayne Tobias' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Hayne Tobias produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Union Pines to the win on Friday. Tobias picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hoke County had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tobias it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Tobias saw the Bucks), he picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.82
Other Notable Players
- Chris Najm: 63 yards rushing, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 26.20)
- Zymire Spencer: 138 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Dajuan Gibson: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Eli Melton: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.03)
- Elijah Clayton: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
