3A/4A All-American 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!
Harnett Central Gets a Boost from Brown in 26-19 Victory
Starting off the list is Harnett Central's Dj Brown, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Brown picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Harnett Central is undefeated when Brown posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
For the season, Brown has caught 10 touchdowns while averaging 73.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Terry Sanford Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Jacob Moore
Jacob Moore's big game helped extend Terry Sanford's winning streak to five on Friday. Moore turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
On the year, Moore has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 142.1 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.10
Another Game with at Least 123 Rushing Yards from Latrell Carter
Latrell Carter's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his third-straight game with 123+ rushing yards dating back to last season. He rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Pine Forest has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. Carter and Pine Forest have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.50
A Season-Best Performance from Ryyan Coley Leads Overhills over Harnett Central
Sadly, Ryyan Coley posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Overhills over Harnett Central on Friday. Coley picked up 126 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Coley has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 41.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.18
Sebastian O?Keefe Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Sebastian O?Keefe produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Terry Sanford to the win on Friday. O?Keefe rushed for 165 yards on only ten carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the season, O?Keefe has averaged 48.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.88
Other Notable Players
- Nicholas Smith: 47 yards rushing (Gamescore: 29.63)
- Justice Clifton: 1.5 sacks and 8 total tackles (6.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Asa Robinson: 2 sacks, 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.00)
- Jordan Bryant: 289 yards passing; 35 yards rushing (Gamescore: 26.97)
- Jamari Jones: 37 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 97 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
