4A Metro 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!
Jaxson Kemp Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jaxson Kemp produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Northern Guilford to the win on Friday. Kemp threw for 273 yards and six touchdowns.
The victory for Northern Guilford keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Kemp will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Northwest Guilford on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.90
Faizon Brandon Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Grimsley got the W thanks in part to Faizon Brandon playing the best football he has all season. Brandon rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Brandon might have his next game, a home matchup with Ragsdale, circled on his calendar. When Brandon last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Gamescore: 42.33
Anders Mitchell's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Anders Mitchell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Northwest Guilford to the win on Friday. Mitchell threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Northwest Guilford's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Mitchell and Northwest Guilford will challenge Northern Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.50
Fabian Diggs' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Ragsdale over Southeast Guilford
While Ragsdale might've come up empty on Friday, Fabian Diggs wasn't going down without a fight. Southeast Guilford had no answer to Diggs as he rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Diggs showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Diggs and Ragsdale will face off against Grimsley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers had to take a loss when they last met the Whirlies, but Diggs had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.98
Big Game from Marsh As Southeast Guilford Won 36-35
Alexander Marsh posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 117 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Southeast Guilford back to even at 3-3. Marsh and Southeast Guilford will square off against Southwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.03
Other Notable Players
- Austin Jackson: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Mitchell Summers: 66 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 34 yards receiving (Gamescore: 27.38)
- Teriq Mclaughlin: 112 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Jaiden Wardlaw: 2 sacks, 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Amare Akers: 108 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 33 yards receiving (Gamescore: 26.98)
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