1A/2A Yadkin Valley 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!
Breshen Bennett Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Union Academy's Breshen Bennett, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bennett picked up 42 receiving yards. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Union Academy): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Union Academy pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Bennett and Union Academy will host Albemarle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.78
Geiger Made His Presence Known in Albemarle's 30-8 Loss
Albemarle was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Zyion Geiger did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Geiger as he picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Albemarle is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. Geiger will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Union Academy on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.30
Nathan Helms Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, North Stanly got the W thanks in part to Nathan Helms playing the best football he has all season. Helms made three total tackles and defended four passes.
North Stanly's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Helms and North Stanly will challenge Mount Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.20
Juice Lilly Makes It Two for North Stanly
Keeping Helms company is Juice Lilly, a fellow North Stanly player. He made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
This season, Lilly has averaged 10 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.85
JT Hemphill Makes It Two for Union Academy
The second Union Academy player making an appearance here is JT Hemphill, and for good reason. He rushed for 61 yards. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Union Academy): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
On the season, Hemphill has averaged 65.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.15
Other Notable Players
- Major Leak: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.77)
- Sosa Murphy: 3 sacks and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Evan Johnson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.07)
- Solomon Hudson: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Charlie Shaver: 121 yards passing (Gamescore: 16.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
