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!
Ian Mckinnon Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Starting off the list is Southeast Guilford's Ian Mckinnon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Mckinnon made 11 total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Southeast Guilford is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The victory (which was Southeast Guilford's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. It'll be Northside v. Southside when their and Northwest Guilford meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.33
Faizon Brandon Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Grimsley got the W thanks in part to Faizon Brandon playing the best football he has all season. Brandon rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. His longest rush was for an incredible 86 yards.
Southwest Guilford had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Brandon it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Brandon saw the Cowboys), he threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Gamescore: 45.07
Mitchell Summers' Big Game Leads Grimsley over Southwest Guilford
Mitchell Summers's big game helped extend Grimsley's winning streak to eight on Friday. Summers was dynamite, rushing for 86 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Southwest Guilford had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Summers it was a similar story. Summers rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries the last time he and the Cowboys duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.00
Dwight Hall Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Dwight Hall was instrumental in extending Northern Guilford's winning streak to eight on Friday. Hall made a major impact, rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.1).
If history really does repeat itself, Hall might just drop another big game when he faces off against Western Guilford on Thursday. Hall rushed for 203 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry the last time he and the Hornets duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 31.97
Micah Williams Turns in Season-Best Effort
Micah Williams produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grimsley to the win on Friday. Williams rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Williams has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 74.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.00
Other Notable Players
- Austin Mitchell: 154 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.65)
- Anders Mitchell: 250 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.87)
- Amare Akers: 114 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.40)
- Hudson Cooper: 52 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 36 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.17)
- Easton Dean: 55 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
