4A Northern 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!
Braden Atkinson's Big Game Leads Rolesville over Millbrook
Starting off the list is Rolesville's Braden Atkinson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Atkinson threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Millbrook's probably not too fond of Atkinson given he always seems to get the better of them. When Atkinson last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 32.67
Ladainian Person Turns in Season-Best Effort
LaDainian Person produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Heritage to the win on Friday. Person rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
Person and Heritage will take on Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Person up against the Cougars' star running back Micah Olu. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 31.87
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Quinton Cypher
Quinton Cypher continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
If history really does repeat itself, Cypher might just drop another big game when he faces off against Wakefield on Friday. Cypher picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.25
On Friday, Millbrook had to settle for second even though Rashad Streets put up the best numbers he has all season. Streets wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 15 total tackles. The contest was his fifth straight with two or more sacks.
On the year, Streets has averaged 7.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 12 sacks.
Gamescore: 27.75
Congleton Posts Huge Game in 31-28 Defeat
Rounding off our Top Five is Austin Congleton of Wakefield. Congleton threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns.
Wakefield is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Congleton and Wakefield will challenge Millbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.37
Other Notable Players
- Jamel Perry: 201 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Anthony Roberts: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Malcolm Mcintyre: 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Josiah Sturdivant: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Tyler Rotellini: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
