3A South 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!
Jarlon Drye Goes Supernova in Northwest Cabarrus Win
Jarlon Drye's big game helped extend Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Drye did his part (and then some), rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries for the 'W'. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Drye has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 171.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Northwest Cabarrus Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Jackson Forrest
Northwest Cabarrus picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jackson Forrest. Nobody could stop Forrest as he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
If history really does repeat itself, Forrest might just drop another big game when he faces off against Concord on Friday. Forrest picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss) the last time he and the Spiders duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.75
While PJ Butler delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for East Rowan. Butler turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, defending two passes and snagged an interception.
East Rowan is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Butler and East Rowan will be playing in front of their home fans against Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.33
Irwin Came Up Big in Northwest Cabarrus' 42-7 Victory
Northwest Cabarrus picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Hudson Irwin. Irwin did his part (and then some), throwing for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes for the 'W'.
For the season, Irwin has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 122.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.30
Other Notable Players
- Brian Rowe: 90 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Jon Bissonnette: 85 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.07)
- Jason Black: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Bryan Velasquez: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Brooks Overcash: 155 yards passing; 29 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
