3A/4A All-American Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Thursday through Saturday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jacob Moore Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Terry Sanford's Jacob Moore, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Moore rushed for 129 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (103.5) per game.
The win (which was Terry Sanford's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Moore and Terry Sanford will take on Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.80
A Season-Best Performance from Jordan Bryant Leads Overhills over Western Harnett
Overhills was led to victory by Jordan Bryant, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Bryant threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Overhills' success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Western Harnett had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Bryant it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Bryant saw the Eagles), he threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 33.03
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Justice Clifton
Terry Sanford was led to victory by Justice Clifton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Clifton wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
This season, Clifton has averaged 6.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 32.75
Latrell Carter Crosses Big Stat Threshold
While Pine Forest might've come up empty on Thursday, Latrell Carter wasn't going down without a fight. Carter showed up in a big way, rushing for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (105.8) per game.
The defeat snapped Pine Forest's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. Carter will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against E.E. Smith on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.28
Marquis James Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Overhills got the W thanks in part to Marquis James playing the best football he has all season. James wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his 11th straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the season, James has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 26.70
Other Notable Players
- Xavier Bonier: 1 sack, 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 2 forced fumbles (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Kylee Thames: 25 yards receiving; 77 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.65)
- Uriah Riggins: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Koby Howard: 171 yards passing (Gamescore: 19.30)
- Landon Culbreth: 58 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
