3A South 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!
Jarlon Drye Delivers Electric Effort Vs Carson
Jarlon Drye was instrumental in extending Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Drye as he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Drye is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season.
For the year, Drye has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 171.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Robinson Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to LJ Watson
LJ Watson's big game helped extend Robinson's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Watson as he rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Robinson pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Watson and Robinson will face off against South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.48
Jackson Forrest's big game helped extend Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Forrest did his part (and then some), picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Forrest is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Concord on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Forrest saw the Spiders), he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 27.75
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Kevin Toomer
Kevin Toomer continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game with at least five total tackles. He picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is becoming a predictor of West Rowan's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
West Rowan now has a losing record at 3-4. Toomer and West Rowan will square off against Central Cabarrus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.75
PJ Butler Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is PJ Butler of East Rowan. Butler picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also defended two passes and snagged an interception.
East Rowan is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Butler and East Rowan will challenge Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.33
Other Notable Players
- Hudson Irwin: 129 yards passing (Gamescore: 22.30)
- Brian Rowe: 90 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Jon Bissonnette: 85 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.07)
- Jason Black: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Bryan Velasquez: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
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