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!
Dontrell Mims Delivers Best Performance of Season
Dontrell Mims produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hoke County to the win on Friday. Mims picked up 5.5 sacks and made ten total tackles.
Hoke County moved to 2-6 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Mims and Hoke County will head out on the road to face off against Union Pines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.50
Zymire Spencer Goes Supernova in Pinecrest Win
Zymire Spencer's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fifth-straight game with 127+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 87 yards.
Unfortunately for Lee County, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Spencer. Spencer rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry the last time he and the Yellow Jackets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.85
Chris Najm Makes It Two for Pinecrest
Another Pinecrest player making an appearance on this list is Chris Najm. He rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
For the year, Najm has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 98.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.20
Sims Came Up Big in Southern Lee's 20-14 Loss
While Southern Lee might've come up empty on Friday, Robert Sims wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Sims was still balling out as he rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Southern Lee is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Sims and Southern Lee will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Union Pines at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 31.48
Other Notable Players
- Mike Blanks: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.65)
- Rahshaun Brown: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Terande Spencer: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Dylan Benedict: 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Raheem Neilly: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 10 total tackles (0.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
