1A/2A Southern 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!
Jackson Heavner Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jackson Heavner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cherryville to the win on Friday. Heavner rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown.
With the win, Cherryville broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Heavner and Cherryville are taking a road trip to take on Thomas Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.55
A Season-Best Effort from Elijah Goodson Leads Burns over Thomas Jefferson
On Friday, Burns got the W thanks in part to Elijah Goodson playing the best football he has all season. Goodson rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Burns, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Goodson and Burns will venture away from home to square off against East Gaston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.20
Marshall Mcgowan Delivers Electric Performance Vs Thomas Jefferson
Another Burns player making an appearance on this list is Marshall Mcgowan. He threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing.
This season, Mcgowan has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 102.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.40
Adams Posts Huge Game in 42-0 Win
Thanks in part to Jayden Adams, Cherryville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Adams was dynamite on Friday, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
This year, Adams has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 39.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
A Constellation of Stars for Burns
Another Burns player making an appearance on this list is Zavion Wilson. He rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Wilson has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 69.4 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: 25.35
Other Notable Players
- Enijahe Whitworth: 92 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.70)
- Max Davis: 1 TD ; 43 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.18)
- Gavin Chastain: 120 yards passing; 24 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 15.60)
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