3A Western Foothills Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played from last Wednesday through Monday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Brady Stober and Co. Win 21st in a Row
Brady Stober was instrumental in extending Hickory's winning streak to 21 on Wednesday. Stober threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92% of his passes, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
Stober must have North Lincoln's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When Stober last faced the Knights back in November of 2023, he threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes.
Gamescore: 54.70
Tim Folk Delivers Best Performance of Season
North Lincoln came up short on Wednesday despite Tim Folk delivering his best game to date. Folk rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 62 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run.
The defeat snapped North Lincoln's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. They and North Iredell are set to duel on Monday.
Gamescore: 49.88
Jamien Little was instrumental in extending Hickory's winning streak to 21 on Wednesday. Little turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up 210 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Little is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against St. Stephens on Friday. When Little last faced the Indians back in September of 2023, he picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 45.58
Lawless Made His Presence Known in East Lincoln's 41-10 Win
East Lincoln found a leader in Grant Lawless as the squad took down West Iredell on Friday. Lawless was unstoppable, throwing for 213 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Lawless has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 239 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 4.5 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 41.17 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.40
A Season-Best Effort from Christopher Daley Ii Leads East Lincoln over West Iredell
On Friday, East Lincoln got the W thanks in part to Christopher Daley Ii playing the best football he has all season. Daley Ii rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns.
For the year, Daley Ii has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 86.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 37 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.20
Other Notable Players
- Ellis Chappell: 168 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.47)
- Shannon Wingate: 108 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.40)
- HAROLD Jackson: 73 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.67)
- Kaleb Sales: 60 yards passing; 146 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.30)
- Isaiah Lackey: 45 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
