4A Metro 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!
Ian Mckinnon Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Southeast Guilford's Ian Mckinnon, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Mckinnon forced a fumble and made ten total tackles. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (82) he has had since back in September of 2023. He also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Southeast Guilford is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
For the season, Mckinnon has averaged 4.5 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 23.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 50.33 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 42.43
Brandon Came Up Big in Grimsley's 49-7 Victory
Faizon Brandon was instrumental in extending Grimsley's winning streak to seven on Friday. Brandon was unstoppable, throwing for 232 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards.
Brandon must have Ragsdale's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Brandon threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes the last time he and the Tigers duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 39.67
A Season-Best Performance from Teriq Mclaughlin Leads Southeast Guilford over Southwest Guilford
Teriq Mclaughlin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Southeast Guilford to the win on Friday. Mclaughlin rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
For the season, Mclaughlin has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 75.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.80
Mitchell Summers Dazzles in Grimsley Win
Grimsley picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Mitchell Summers. Ragsdale had no answer to Summers as he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Summers is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Summers might just drop another big game when he faces off against Southwest Guilford on Friday. When Summers last faced the Cowboys back in October of 2023, he rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Gamescore: 31.78
Big Game from Hall As Northern Guilford Won 17-10
Dwight Hall was instrumental in extending Northern Guilford's winning streak to seven on Friday. Hall did his part (and then some), rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
For the season, Hall has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 93.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had three rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 28.47
Other Notable Players
- Quasier Mitchell: 1 sack and 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 27.40)
- Kaden Catoe: 132 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.62)
- Micah Williams: 112 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Austin Jackson: 19 total tackles (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Charles Mitter: 1 sack and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
