3A Coastal 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!
Tareavion Mageo's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is White Oak's Tareavion Mageo, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Mageo rushed for 292 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
The win (which was White Oak's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Mageo and White Oak will look to defend their home field on Friday against Dixon at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 67.60
Tanner Payne's Big Game Can't Quite Lead West Carteret over White Oak
While Tanner Payne delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for West Carteret. Payne was unstoppable, throwing for 403 yards and five touchdowns.
On the season, Payne has thrown 24 touchdowns while averaging 279.3 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 27.69 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 92.01 passer rating.
Gamescore: 36.47
Big Game from Simco As Richlands Won 42-14
Caleb Simco was instrumental in extending Richlands's winning streak to seven on Friday. Simco was dynamite, rushing for 230 yards on only nine carries, while also throwing for 117 yards on eight of 15 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Richlands pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Simco and Richlands will challenge West Carteret at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.20
Semaj Thompson and Co. Win Seventh in a Row
Richlands picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Semaj Thompson. Thompson was unstoppable, picking up five sacks and making 11 total tackles.
On the year, Thompson has averaged 5.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 6.5 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 35.00
Jasiah Jones Makes It Two for West Carteret
Another West Carteret player making an appearance on this list is Jasiah Jones. He picked up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards.
White Oak's probably not too fond of Jones given he always seems to get the better of them. When Jones last faced the Vikings back in October of 2023, he picked up 176 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 30.87
Other Notable Players
- Montez Jimenez: 85 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 27.18)
- Joshua Bauman: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Jay Murray: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.78)
- Anthony Baker: 97 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.40)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
