3A Central 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!
Dan Mahan Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Williams got the W thanks in part to Dan Mahan playing the best football he has all season. Mahan threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
If history really does repeat itself, Mahan might just drop another big game when he faces off against Cedar Ridge on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Mahan saw the Fighting Red Wolves), he threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Gamescore: 70.52
A Season-Best Performance from Tyrek Samuel Leads Eastern Alamance over Cedar Ridge
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Tyrek Samuel playing the best football he has all season. Samuel rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Cedar Ridge, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Samuel. When Samuel last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Jayden Russo Has Career Rushing Day
Jayden Russo produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastern Alamance to the win on Friday. Russo rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
On the season, Russo has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.80
Leontae Turner Turns in Another Game with at Least One Interceptions
On Friday, Williams got the W thanks in part to Leontae Turner playing the best football he has all season. Turner wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The contest was his third straight with one or more interceptions dating back to last season.
This year, Turner has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 interceptions.
Gamescore: 31.00
Western Alamance Gets a Boost from Newton in 49-21 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is James Newton of Western Alamance. Newton rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards.
Newton might have his next game, a road matchup with Cedar Ridge, circled on his calendar. When Newton last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.00
Other Notable Players
- Andrews Cruz: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.38)
- Kristopher Rogers: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.38)
- Jarrett Newell: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- William Overby: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Jordan Hall: 100 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
