2A Neuse 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 Performance from Izeiah Oates Leads Eastern Wayne over Northwood
Eastern Wayne was led to victory by Izeiah Oates, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Oates threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Oates is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Princeton on Friday. Oates threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in October.
Gamescore: 59.37
Kadyn Haire Turns in Season-Best Effort
Kadyn Haire produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Princeton to the win on Friday. Haire rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August of 2023. Princeton is undefeated when Haire posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Princeton, bringing their record for this year to 7-4. Haire and Princeton will square off against Eastern Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 55.80
Teo Mcphatter Goes Supernova in Princeton Win
Teo Mcphatter was instrumental in extending Princeton's winning streak to five on Friday. Mcphatter turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
This year, Mcphatter has run in 25 touchdowns while averaging 142.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.00
While North Johnston might've come up empty on Friday, Eli Willard wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the loss, Willard was still balling out as he picked up 53 receiving yards.
For the season, Willard has averaged 29.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.90
Traquin Watson Makes It Two for North Johnston
Another North Johnston player making an appearance on this list is Traquin Watson. He picked up 0.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
For the year, Watson has averaged 8.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2.5 sacks. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he had one receiving touchdown. This year he is already up to six.
Gamescore: 30.62
Other Notable Players
- Austin Lewallen: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Charlie Thomas: 81 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.43)
- Tykel Battle: 70 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
