3A South Piedmont 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!
Jarlon Drye Goes Supernova in Northwest Cabarrus Win
Northwest Cabarrus picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jarlon Drye. Carson had no answer to Drye as he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Drye's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Drye has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 171.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Northwest Cabarrus Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Jackson Forrest
Jackson Forrest was instrumental in extending Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Forrest did his part (and then some), picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Forrest might have his next game, a home matchup with Concord, circled on his calendar. Forrest picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss) the last time he and the Spiders duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.75
While East Rowan might've come up empty on Friday, PJ Butler wasn't going down without a fight. Central Cabarrus had no answer to Butler as he picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Butler didn't just play on offense: he also defended two passes and snagged an interception.
East Rowan is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Butler and East Rowan will welcome Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.33
Big Game from Irwin As Northwest Cabarrus Won 42-7
Hudson Irwin's big game helped extend Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Irwin turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the season, Irwin has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 122.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.30
Other Notable Players
- Brian Rowe: 90 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Jon Bissonnette: 85 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.07)
- Jason Black: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Bryan Velasquez: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Brooks Overcash: 155 yards passing; 29 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
