1A/2A Central Carolina 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!
Jeremiah Alford Delivers Electric Effort Vs West Davidson
Starting off the list is North Rowan's Jeremiah Alford, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Alford rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 113 yards on nine of 15 attempts. Those 100 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The victory was the fifth in a row for North Rowan, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Alford and North Rowan will head out to take on Lexington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 39.23
Salisbury Gets a Boost from Webb in 37-16 Victory
Hank Webb was instrumental in extending Salisbury's winning streak to seven on Friday. Lexington had no answer to Webb as he threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Webb has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Salisbury pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Webb and Salisbury will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Rowan at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 25.77
Foster Warren Turns in Season-Best Effort
Foster Warren produced his most outstanding game to date while leading East Davidson to the win on Friday. Warren wasn't messing around, making 14 total tackles and snagged an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. The match was his third straight with six or more total tackles.
East Davidson moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. Warren will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Thomasville on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.25
Salisbury Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Jaylyn Smith
Salisbury picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jaylyn Smith. Nobody could stop Smith as he picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Smith has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 29.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.22
Nicholas Tierney Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Nicholas Tierney of West Davidson. Tierney made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Tierney has averaged 7.4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging three total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.00
Other Notable Players
- Macari House: 117 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.53)
- Hez Krider: 134 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
