3A Mid-State 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!
Travis Covington Turns in Season-Best Performance
Travis Covington produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Southern Guilford to the win on Friday. Covington made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes.
The win snapped Southern Guilford's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. Covington and Southern Guilford will welcome Ben L. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 52.12
Creech Posts Huge Game in 41-0 Win
Caleb Creech was instrumental in extending Eastern Guilford's winning streak to three on Friday. Rockingham County had no answer to Creech as he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Creech is becoming a predictor of Eastern Guilford's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
On the year, Creech has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 133.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 45.67 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.80
Alex Anderson Makes It Two for Southern Guilford
Another Southern Guilford player making an appearance on this list is Alex Anderson. He rushed for 45 yards.
For the season, Anderson has averaged 32.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.50
While Atkins might've come up empty on Friday, Kenneth Best wasn't going down without a fight. Despite the loss, Best was still balling out as he picked up 78 receiving yards.
On the year, Best has averaged 41.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 6.5 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.38
Tristan Tucker Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Northeast Guilford got the W thanks in part to Tristan Tucker playing the best football he has all season. Tucker threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
The win got Northeast Guilford back to even at 3-3. Tucker and Northeast Guilford will be playing in front of their home fans against Dudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.33
Other Notable Players
- Jaquez Crawford: 185 yards passing (Gamescore: 31.13)
- Garrison Dibble: 2 sacks, 8 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Tre Alexander: 121 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.80)
- Aaryn Tate: 153 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 27.53)
- Nasir Newkirk: 44 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 25.32)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
