1A/2A Yadkin Valley 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!
Breshen Bennett Drops League-Best Performance on Friday
Starting off the list is Union Academy's Breshen Bennett, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Bennett picked up 42 receiving yards. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Union Academy): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Union Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Bennett and Union Academy will welcome Albemarle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.78
Nathan Helms Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, North Stanly got the W thanks in part to Nathan Helms playing the best football he has all season. Helms made three total tackles and defended four passes.
North Stanly's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Helms will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Mount Pleasant on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.20
Juice Lilly Makes It Two for North Stanly
Keeping Helms company is Juice Lilly, a fellow North Stanly player. He made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
On the year, Lilly has averaged 10 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.85
JT Hemphill Makes It Two for Union Academy
The second Union Academy player making an appearance here is JT Hemphill, and for good reason. He rushed for 61 yards. He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Union Academy): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
This season, Hemphill has averaged 65.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.15
Michael Hughes Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Michael Hughes continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Union Academy): his a 47-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
For the season, Hughes has averaged 10 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 sacks.
Gamescore: 26.00
Other Notable Players
- Major Leak: 116 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.77)
- Sosa Murphy: 3 sacks and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Evan Johnson: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.07)
- Zyion Geiger: 128 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.55)
- Solomon Hudson: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
