3A Big South 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!
Antonio Armstrong Drops League-Best Effort on Friday
Starting off the list is Kings Mountain's Antonio Armstrong, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Armstrong wasn't messing around on Friday, forcing a fumble, making 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. The game was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
On the year, Armstrong has averaged 11.4 total tackles per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 41.00
South Point had to settle for second on Friday, but Chanyce Ford sure wasn't going down easily. Nobody could stop Ford as he made nine total tackles.
With the defeat, South Point broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. Ford and South Point will challenge Forestview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 40.85
Brown Came Up Big in Huss' 46-0 Victory
Javarion Brown's big game helped extend Huss's winning streak to three on Friday. Brown turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 220 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Brown and Huss will be playing in front of their home fans against Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brown will face off against Turner Mcswain, the Chargers' star QB. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 38.97
Gene Neely Makes It Two for Huss
Keeping Brown company is Gene Neely, a fellow Huss player. He made 11 total tackles.
For the year, Neely has averaged 10.3 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 12.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 28 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.27
A Constellation of Stars for Huss
Another Huss player making an appearance on this list is ZaMarius Gladden. He made nine total tackles.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
This season, Gladden has averaged 5.3 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 22.48
Other Notable Players
- Moises Pena: (3TDs) and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Jakelan Littlejohn: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.42)
- Josiah Hill: 57 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.60)
- Javerian Jefferies: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
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