4A Metro 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!
Jaxson Kemp Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Northern Guilford got the W thanks in part to Jaxson Kemp playing the best football he has all season. Kemp threw for 273 yards and six touchdowns.
The victory for Northern Guilford keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Kemp and Northern Guilford will head out on the road to challenge Northwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.90
A Season-Best Performance from Faizon Brandon Leads Grimsley over Western Guilford
On Friday, Grimsley got the W thanks in part to Faizon Brandon playing the best football he has all season. Brandon rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Brandon is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Ragsdale on Friday. When Brandon last faced the Tigers back in October of 2023, he threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Gamescore: 42.33
Anders Mitchell's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Northwest Guilford got the W thanks in part to Anders Mitchell playing the best football he has all season. Mitchell threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Northwest Guilford pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Mitchell and Northwest Guilford will take on Northern Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.50
Fabian Diggs' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Ragsdale over Southeast Guilford
While Fabian Diggs delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Ragsdale. Diggs turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Diggs and Ragsdale will square off against Grimsley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers had to take a loss when they last met the Whirlies, but Diggs had little to do with the loss: he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 30.98
Marsh Came Up Big in Southeast Guilford's 36-35 Win
Alexander Marsh posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 117 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Southeast Guilford back to even at 3-3. Marsh and Southeast Guilford will take on Southwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.03
Other Notable Players
- Austin Jackson: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.50)
- Mitchell Summers: 66 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 34 yards receiving (Gamescore: 27.38)
- Teriq Mclaughlin: 112 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.10)
- Jaiden Wardlaw: 2 sacks, 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 27.00)
- Amare Akers: 108 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 33 yards receiving (Gamescore: 26.98)
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