1A Carolina 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 Chris Carr Leads Lakewood over Union
On Friday, Lakewood got the W thanks in part to Chris Carr playing the best football he has all season. Carr rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
On the season, Carr has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 71.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 61.35
Hunter Sasser's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Rosewood was led to victory by Hunter Sasser, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Sasser rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 92 yards.
Rosewood now has a winning record of 4-3. Sasser and Rosewood will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 51.90
Phillips Made His Presence Known in North Duplin's 48-0 Win
Carell Phillips was instrumental in extending North Duplin's winning streak to five on Friday. Phillips was dynamite, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Unfortunately for Bear Grass Charter, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Phillips. When Phillips last faced the Bears back in September of 2023, he rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 45.20
Bryson Hobbs posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 145 yards on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Hobbs has averaged 75 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.25
A Constellation of Stars for Rosewood
Another Rosewood player making an appearance on this list is Talan Collins. He picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles and defended two passes.
For the year, Collins has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 74.7 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 31.86 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.18
Other Notable Players
- Luke Kelly: 27 yards passing; 34 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.10)
- Rylan Godbold: 30 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
