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 Turns in Season-Best Performance
Cherryville was led to victory by Jackson Heavner, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 challenge Thomas Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.55
A Season-Best Performance 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 effort 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 will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on East Gaston on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.20
Marshall Mcgowan Delivers Electric Effort 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.
For the season, Mcgowan has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 102.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.40
Big Game from Adams As Cherryville Won 42-0
Thanks in part to Jayden Adams, Cherryville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Nobody could stop Adams on Friday as he threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
On the season, Adams has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 39.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Zavion Wilson Makes It Three 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's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, 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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