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 Effort
On Friday, Cherryville got the W thanks in part to Jackson Heavner playing the best football he has all season. Heavner rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cherryville moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. Heavner's next game is against Thomas Jefferson on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 42.55
Adams Posts Huge Game in 42-0 Victory
Thanks in part to Jayden Adams, Cherryville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Adams was unstoppable on Friday, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
This season, Adams has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 39.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jayden Owens stepped things up a notch to give Bessemer City the 'W'. East Gaston had no answer to Owens as he made five total tackles.
For the season, Owens has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.70
A Season-Best Effort from Enijahe Whitworth Leads Cherryville over Highland Tech
Enijahe Whitworth produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cherryville to the win on Friday. Whitworth picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Whitworth has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.70
Gavin Chastain Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Gavin Chastain posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 16 attempts.
On the season, Chastain has averaged 165 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 101.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
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