4A Central Piedmont 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!
Lane Albright Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mount Tabor was led to victory by Lane Albright, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Albright threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Albright must have Davie's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Albright threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes the last time he and the War Eagles duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 62.23
Chris Kirby Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
East Forsyth was led to victory by Chris Kirby, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Kirby wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with seven or more total tackles.
The win for East Forsyth keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Kirby and East Forsyth will take on R.J. Reynolds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.25
Bryce Baker Delivers Electric Performance Vs Parkland
Bryce Baker was instrumental in extending East Forsyth's winning streak to seven on Friday. Baker was dynamite, throwing for 304 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
If history really does repeat itself, Baker might just drop another big game when he faces off against R.J. Reynolds on Friday. Baker threw for 230 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes the last time he and the Demons duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.97
Jaydon Mahfooth Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Mount Tabor got the W thanks in part to Jaydon Mahfooth playing the best football he has all season. Mahfooth rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards.
For the year, Mahfooth has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 20.7 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.82
A Constellation of Stars for Mount Tabor
Another Mount Tabor player making an appearance on this list is JaDon Blair. He picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 68 yards.
On the year, Blair has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 50.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.73
Other Notable Players
- John (Mac) Murphy: 137 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 37.27)
- Joseph (Joe) Crowley: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 35.13)
- Jaylen Coakley: 2.5 sacks and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 31.75)
- Omaryon Hayes: 2 sacks, 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 29.25)
- Isaiah Bufford: 1 sack and 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.25)
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