3A/4A Big Carolina 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!
Demon June Turns in Season-Best Performance
Demon June produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jacksonville to the win on Friday. June rushed for 407 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
June must have D.H. Conley's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in October of 2023 (the last time June saw the Vikings), he rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 108.20
Jaylen Hewitt Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Havelock got the W thanks in part to Jaylen Hewitt playing the best football he has all season. Hewitt threw for 397 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes.
The win (which was Havelock's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Hewitt and Havelock will welcome Northside - Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.27
Crisean Williams Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, D.H. Conley had to settle for second even though Crisean Williams put up the best numbers he has all season. Williams rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He has become a key player for D.H. Conley: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
D.H. Conley's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. Williams and D.H. Conley will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on South Central at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 52.80
Jacksonville was led to victory by Eric Griffin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Griffin rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the year, Griffin has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 19.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.00
Christopher Bispham Dazzles in Havelock Win
The second Havelock player making an appearance here is Christopher Bispham, and for good reason. He picked up three sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played.
For the season, Bispham has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 31.25
Other Notable Players
- Jalen Morgan: 118 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Amare Dorsey: 124 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.20)
- Jayden Howard: 2 TDs ; 58 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.38)
- Terrance Mccormick: 267 yards passing; 48 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.70)
- Ivion Smith: 1 TD ; 93 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.72)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
