3A Quad County 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 Effort from Jayden Evans Leads West Johnston over Smithfield-Selma
Jayden Evans produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Johnston to the win on Friday. Evans wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The contest was his third straight with nine or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for West Johnston, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Evans will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on C.B. Aycock on Thursday.
Gamescore: 31.00
Langston Came Up Big in South Johnston's 42-20 Win
Holt Langston was a major factor in South Johnston's victory over Southern Wayne on Friday. Nobody could stop Langston as he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
South Johnston now has a winning record of 4-3. They and Hunt are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.40
Jerimiah Peart's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fike over C.B. Aycock
While Jerimiah Peart delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Fike. Nobody could stop Peart as he rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
With the loss, Fike broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. Peart and Fike will venture away from home to take on East Wake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.68
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Jamari Giles
Jamari Giles continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
This year, Giles has averaged 11.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 2.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.50
C.B. Aycock Gets a Boost from Grantham in 32-12 Victory
Antwain Grantham continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory for C.B. Aycock keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Grantham and C.B. Aycock will be playing in front of their home fans against West Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Caleb Frederick: 49 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 45 yards receiving (Gamescore: 24.55)
- Kaden Trotter: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Brandon Batts: 2 interception, 3 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Donovan Willis: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jameson Jones: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
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