4A Northern 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 Austin Battle Leads Millbrook over Heritage
Millbrook was led to victory by Austin Battle, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Battle threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns.
The win for Millbrook keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Battle and Millbrook will face off against Rolesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.40
Knightdale Comes Up Short Despite Huge Game from Underclassman Jamel Perry
Underclassman Jamel Perry came into Friday's match looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. Wake Forest had no answer to Perry on Friday as he threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Knightdale is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Perry and Knightdale will face off against Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.70
Devon Thomas Goes Supernova in Rolesville Win
Rolesville picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Devon Thomas. Thomas was unstoppable, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns.
Thomas is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Millbrook on Friday. Thomas rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 21.80
Rashaun Covington Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Knightdale had to settle for second even though Rashaun Covington put up the best numbers he has all season. Covington picked up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
On the year, Covington has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 44.3 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.53
Rolesville Gets a Boost from Atkinson in 58-7 Win
Another Rolesville player making an appearance on this list is Braden Atkinson. He threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns.
Wakefield's probably not too fond of Atkinson given he always seems to get the better of them. When Atkinson last faced the Wolverines back in September of 2023, he threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes.
Gamescore: 20.50
Other Notable Players
- DJ McKie: 10 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Rashad Streets: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Jaedon Alford: 49 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.23)
- Amir Brown: 62 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.78)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
