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 Effort of Season
Tyler Walker produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rockingham County to the win on Friday. Walker picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Rockingham County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Dudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.78
LJ Southern Turns in Season-Best Performance
LJ Southern produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Dudley to the win on Friday. 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 might have his next game, a road matchup with Rockingham County, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Southern saw the Cougars), he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 38.42
Caleb Creech's Big Game Leads Eastern Guilford over Atkins
Eastern Guilford picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caleb Creech. Creech was dynamite, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Eastern Guilford: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
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
Atkins Gets a Boost from Dibble in 38-13 Loss
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 might have his next game, a home matchup with Northeast Guilford, circled on his calendar. When Dibble last faced the Rams back in October of 2023, he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 35.10
A Season-Best Performance from Brayden Jeffries Leads Dudley over Northeast Guilford
On Friday, Dudley got the W thanks in part to Brayden Jeffries playing the best football he has all season. Jeffries threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
For 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
