4A Greater Neuse River 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 Cameron Melvin Leads Cleveland over Willow Spring
Cameron Melvin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cleveland to the win on Friday. Melvin wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The victory for Cleveland keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Melvin and Cleveland will be playing at home against Southeast Raleigh at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.50
Big Game from Byrd As Cleveland Won 42-12
Cleveland picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jackson Byrd. Byrd was unstoppable, throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Willow Spring had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Byrd it was a similar story. Byrd threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt the last time he and the Storm duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.43
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Sawyer Lowe
Sawyer Lowe continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 20th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
On the season, Lowe has averaged 12.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.00
Devyn Grant Goes Supernova in Garner Win
Devyn Grant was a major factor in Garner's victory over Southeast Raleigh on Friday. Grant turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Grant has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 111.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 29.00
Phipps Came Up Big in Garner's 19-14 Win
Another Garner player making an appearance on this list is Michael Phipps. He made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Phipps has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jaylon Holder: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Ty Powell: 235 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.07)
- Christian Ormandy: 198 yards passing; 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Daniel Lugo: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Malachi Thomas: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.93)
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