3A/4A Sandhills 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Kmauri Morgan Leads Richmond over Lee County
On Friday, Richmond got the W thanks in part to Kmauri Morgan playing the best football he has all season. Morgan wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks and making 17 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The match was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Richmond, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Morgan and Richmond will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.50
Dominic Tillman and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Richmond picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dominic Tillman. Tillman was dynamite, throwing for 325 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This year, Tillman has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.27
Tate Simpson Delivers Best Effort of Season
Richmond was led to victory by Tate Simpson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Simpson picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the season, Simpson has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.50
Hayne Tobias Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Hayne Tobias produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Union Pines to the win on Friday. Tobias picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Tobias must have Hoke County's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Tobias picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Bucks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.82
Chris Najm Delivers Electric Effort Vs Scotland
Rounding off our Top Five is Chris Najm of Pinecrest. Najm rushed for 63 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The win (which was Pinecrest's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Najm will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Hoke County on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Zymire Spencer: 138 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Dajuan Gibson: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Eli Melton: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.03)
- Elijah Clayton: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Ji'San McPhatter: 262 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.47)
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