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 Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
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 forced a fumble and made ten total tackles. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (82) he has had since back in September of 2023. 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.
For the season, Mckinnon has averaged 4.5 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 23.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.43
Grimsley Gets a Boost from Brandon in 49-7 Win
Grimsley picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Faizon Brandon. Brandon did his part (and then some), throwing for 232 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards for the 'W'.
Ragsdale 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 Tigers), he threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Gamescore: 39.67
Teriq Mclaughlin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Teriq Mclaughlin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Southeast Guilford to the win on Friday. Mclaughlin rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Mclaughlin has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 75.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.80
Mitchell Summers Dazzles in Grimsley Win
Mitchell Summers was instrumental in extending Grimsley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Summers turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Summers is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Southwest Guilford on Friday. When Summers last faced the Cowboys back in October of 2023, he rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 31.78
Hall Made His Presence Known in Northern Guilford's 17-10 Victory
Dwight Hall was instrumental in extending Northern Guilford's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hall did his part (and then some), rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
This year, Hall has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 93.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.47
Other Notable Players
- Quasier Mitchell: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.40)
- Kaden Catoe: 132 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.62)
- Micah Williams: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Austin Jackson: 19 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Charles Mitter: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
