3A Coastal 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!
Tareavion Mageo and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
White Oak picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Tareavion Mageo. Mageo's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
White Oak pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Mageo and White Oak will head out on the road to take on Richlands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 63.20
Noah Leblanc Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Richlands got the W thanks in part to Noah Leblanc playing the best football he has all season. Leblanc rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The victory for Richlands keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. Leblanc will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on White Oak on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.50
Big Game from Simco As Richlands Won 61-27
Richlands picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caleb Simco. Simco turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards.
For the year, Simco has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 129.2 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 68.63 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.77
JJ Gulat's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Dixon over White Oak
JJ Gulat's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his fourth-straight game with 103+ rushing yards. He rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns.
Dixon's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. Gulat and Dixon will challenge Croatan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.13
Andrew Boucher Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Andrew Boucher of Croatan. Boucher rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the season, Boucher has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 73.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 27.08
Other Notable Players
- Joshua Smith: 133 yards passing; 32 yards rushing (Gamescore: 23.37)
- Tyler Clouatre: 104 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.57)
- Nate Mummert: 1 interception and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Coleman Davis: 68 yards passing; 52 yards rushing (Gamescore: 16.53)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
