4A Greater Neuse River 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!
Cameron Melvin Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cameron Melvin produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Cleveland to the win on Friday. Melvin wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The win for Cleveland keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Melvin's next contest is against Southeast Raleigh on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 42.50
Cleveland Gets a Boost from Byrd in 42-12 Win
Jackson Byrd was instrumental in extending Cleveland's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Byrd as he threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Willow Spring had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Byrd it was a similar story. Byrd threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt the last time he and the Storm duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.43
Sawyer Lowe Turns in Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles
Sawyer Lowe continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 20th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
This year, Lowe has averaged 12.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.00
Devyn Grant Goes Supernova in Garner Victory
Garner took down Southeast Raleigh on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Devyn Grant's standout performance. Grant did his part (and then some), rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
This year, Grant has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 111.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 29.00
Phipps Came Up Big in Garner's 19-14 Win
Another Garner player making an appearance on this list is Michael Phipps. He made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
On the year, Phipps has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jaylon Holder: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Ty Powell: 235 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.07)
- Christian Ormandy: 198 yards passing; 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Daniel Lugo: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Malachi Thomas: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
