3A Mid-State 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!
Tyler Walker Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Rockingham County got the W thanks in part to Tyler Walker playing the best football he has all season. Walker picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Rockingham County's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Dudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.78
A Season-Best Performance from LJ Southern Leads Dudley over Northeast Guilford
On Friday, Dudley got the W thanks in part to LJ Southern playing the best football he has all season. Southern rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Southern is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Rockingham County on Friday. Southern rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries the last time he and the Cougars duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.42
Caleb Creech's Big Game Leads Eastern Guilford over Atkins
Caleb Creech was instrumental in extending Eastern Guilford's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Creech as he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Guilford's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Creech is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Southern Guilford on Friday. When Creech last faced the Storm back in October of 2023, he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Gamescore: 37.80
Dibble Came Up Big in Atkins' 38-13 Defeat
Garrison Dibble continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up two sacks, made 19 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Dibble is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Northeast Guilford on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dibble saw the Rams), he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 35.10
Brayden Jeffries Turns in Season-Best Performance
Brayden Jeffries produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Dudley to the win on Friday. Jeffries threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
On the year, Jeffries has thrown 11 touchdowns while averaging 112.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.23
Other Notable Players
- Brady Ross: 54 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.37)
- Steven Murray: 99 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.23)
- Xavier Wilson: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jayden Brown: 78 yards rushing; 36 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.65)
- Jeremiah Deese: 2 interception and 7 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
