1A/2A Waccamaw 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 Rush Blackwell Leads South Columbus over Heide Trask
Rush Blackwell produced his most outstanding game to date while leading South Columbus to the win on Friday. Blackwell rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
The win (which was South Columbus' sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Blackwell and South Columbus will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Whiteville at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 65.00
Dashon Campbell Has Career-Day on Friday
East Bladen was led to victory by Dashon Campbell, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Campbell rushed for 181 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
East Bladen has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Campbell and East Bladen will be playing in front of their home fans against Whiteville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 64.10
Jeremiah Johnson's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pender over Whiteville
Jeremiah Johnson put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 121 every time he's taken the field this season.
Pender's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. They and West Columbus are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 61.60
South Columbus Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Briar Johnson
Briar Johnson was instrumental in extending South Columbus's winning streak to six on Friday. Heide Trask had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
This season, Johnson has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 80 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging three rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.40
Hill Came Up Big in Pender's 51-38 Loss
Jassiah Hill put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
This year, Hill has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 31.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- Jaylen Suggs: 77 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.55)
- Daniel Ray: 58 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 19.97)
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