3A Mid-State 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!
Travis Covington Turns in Season-Best Effort
Southern Guilford was led to victory by Travis Covington, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Covington made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes.
Southern Guilford moved to 2-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Covington and Southern Guilford will welcome Ben L. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.12
Creech Made His Presence Known in Eastern Guilford's 41-0 Victory
Eastern Guilford picked up their third consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Caleb Creech. Rockingham County had no answer to Creech as he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Creech has become a key player for Eastern Guilford: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
This year, Creech has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 133.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.80
Alex Anderson Makes It Two for Southern Guilford
Another Southern Guilford player making an appearance on this list is Alex Anderson. He rushed for 45 yards.
This season, Anderson has averaged 32.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.50
While Atkins might've come up empty on Friday, Kenneth Best wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the defeat, Best was still balling out as he picked up 78 receiving yards.
This year, Best has averaged 41.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 6.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.38
A Season-Best Performance from Tristan Tucker Leads Northeast Guilford over High Point Central
On Friday, Northeast Guilford got the W thanks in part to Tristan Tucker playing the best football he has all season. Tucker threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
The win got Northeast Guilford back to even at 3-3. Tucker and Northeast Guilford will take on Dudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.33
Other Notable Players
- Jaquez Crawford: 185 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.13)
- Garrison Dibble: 2 sacks, 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Tre Alexander: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.80)
- Aaryn Tate: 153 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.53)
- Nasir Newkirk: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
