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!
Big Game from Spencer As Pinecrest Won 42-13
Starting off the list is Pinecrest's Zymire Spencer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Spencer rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Spencer is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Lee County on Friday. When Spencer last faced the Yellow Jackets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 37.20
Hayne Tobias Delivers Best Effort of Season
Union Pines was led to victory by Hayne Tobias, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tobias picked up 79 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (eight) he has had since back in October of 2023.
Union Pines pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They and Richmond are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.42
Keyshaun Mcqueen Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
On Friday, Scotland had to settle for second even though Keyshaun Mcqueen put up the best numbers he has all season. Mcqueen wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles. The matchup was his seventh straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Scotland's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. Mcqueen and Scotland will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pinecrest at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 25.50
Chris Najm Goes Supernova in Pinecrest Win
Another Pinecrest player making an appearance on this list is Chris Najm. He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Southern Lee, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Najm. Najm rushed for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry the last time he and the Cavaliers duked it out back in September of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.60
Other Notable Players
- Ji'San McPhatter: 140 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.53)
- Dylan Tilson: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Anthony Goswick: 149 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Jalyn Wills: 1 interception (1TD) and 4 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Cole Harrison: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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