AAAAA Region 3 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!
Finley Polk's Big Game Leads Northwestern over Rock Hill
Finley Polk was instrumental in extending Northwestern's winning streak to nine on Friday. Polk did his part (and then some), rushing for 23 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes for the 'W'. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Rock Hill had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Polk it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Polk saw the Bearcats), he rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.87
Cade Gowdy Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Cade Gowdy posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Nation Ford over Catawba Ridge on Friday. Gowdy wasn't messing around, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes. The contest was his eighth straight with five or more total tackles.
Nation Ford is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Gowdy and Nation Ford will square off against Clover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.50
Derek Bylone Van Sandwyk Delivers Best Effort of Season
Nation Ford came up short on Friday despite Derek Bylone Van Sandwyk delivering his best game to date. Bylone Van Sandwyk picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
This year, Bylone Van Sandwyk has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.50
Big Game from Horton As Indian Land Fell 21-7
Indian Land had to settle for second on Friday, but Jamol Horton sure wasn't going down easily. Clover had no answer to Horton as he rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Indian Land is 2-1 when Horton posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Indian Land has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. Horton's next game is against Fort Mill on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 23.68
Other Notable Players
- Josh Ameo: 112 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.70)
- Brady Ambrose: 64 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.30)
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