2A East Central 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!
Shawn Davis' Big Game Leads East Duplin over South Lenoir
Starting off the list is East Duplin's Shawn Davis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Davis rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
South Lenoir's probably not too fond of Davis given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Davis saw the Blue Devils), he rushed for 104 yards.
Gamescore: 46.75
Jeremiah Hall and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Jeremiah Hall's big game helped extend James Kenan's winning streak to eight on Friday. Hall rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
James Kenan pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Hall and James Kenan will be playing at home against Southwest Onslow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.48
Another Game with at Least 11 Total Tackles from Hassan Kornegay
Hassan Kornegay was instrumental in extending James Kenan's winning streak to eight on Friday. Kornegay wasn't messing around, forcing two fumbles and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The matchup was his eighth straight with 11 or more total tackles.
For the season, Kornegay has averaged 13.6 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.50
Jamarae Lamb Dazzles in Wallace-Rose Hill Win
Jamarae Lamb's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 110+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 68 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
Lamb might have his next game, a home matchup with East Duplin, circled on his calendar. When Lamb last faced the Panthers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 30.05
James Kenan Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Josh Mitchell
Josh Mitchell's big game helped extend James Kenan's winning streak to eight on Friday. North Lenoir had no answer to Mitchell as he rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the year, Mitchell has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 37.4 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.13 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.55
Other Notable Players
- Irving Brown: 137 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.20)
- Calvin Harper: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Esiah Bennerman: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
