4A Northern 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!
Braden Atkinson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Millbrook
Starting off the list is Rolesville's Braden Atkinson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Atkinson threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Atkinson must have Millbrook's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Atkinson last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 32.67
A Season-Best Effort from Ladainian Person Leads Heritage over Knightdale
On Friday, Heritage got the W thanks in part to LaDainian Person playing the best football he has all season. Person rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
Person and Heritage will challenge Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Person up against the Cougars' star RB Micah Olu. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 31.87
Quinton Cypher Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Quinton Cypher continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Cypher is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Wakefield on Friday. Cypher picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.25
Congleton Posts Huge Game in 31-28 Defeat
Wakefield was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Austin Congleton did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Congleton as he threw for 123 yards and four touchdowns.
Wakefield is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Congleton and Wakefield will face off against Millbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.80
Rashad Streets Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Millbrook had to settle for second even though Rashad Streets put up the best numbers he has all season. Streets wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 15 total tackles. The contest was his fifth straight with two or more sacks.
On the season, Streets has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 12 sacks.
Gamescore: 27.75
Other Notable Players
- Jamel Perry: 201 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Anthony Roberts: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Josiah Sturdivant: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Tyler Rotellini: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Rashaun Covington: 72 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.37)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
