3A Central 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 Dan Mahan Leads Williams over Western Alamance
On Friday, Williams got the W thanks in part to Dan Mahan playing the best football he has all season. Mahan threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Mahan is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Cedar Ridge on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Mahan saw the Fighting Red Wolves), he threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Gamescore: 70.52
Tyrek Samuel Delivers Best Performance of Season
Eastern Alamance was led to victory by Tyrek Samuel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Samuel rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Samuel must have Cedar Ridge's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Samuel last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Jayden Russo Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Jayden Russo playing the best football he has all season. Russo rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
For the season, Russo has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 10.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.80
Newton Came Up Big in Western Alamance's 49-21 Defeat
Western Alamance had to settle for second on Friday, but James Newton sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Newton as he rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards.
Newton is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Cedar Ridge on Friday. When Newton last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.00
Williams Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Kristopher Rogers
Kristopher Rogers's big game helped extend Williams's winning streak to seven on Friday. Western Alamance had no answer to Rogers as he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
This year, Rogers has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 54.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.38
Other Notable Players
- Jarrett Newell: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Andrews Cruz: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.38)
- William Overby: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
- Jordan Hall: 100 yards rushing (Gamescore: 15.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
