3A/4A Sandhills 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!
Kmauri Morgan Delivers Best Effort of Season
Richmond was led to victory by Kmauri Morgan, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Morgan wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks and making 17 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The match was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles.
The win (which was Richmond's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Morgan and Richmond will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.50
Dominic Tillman and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Richmond picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dominic Tillman. Tillman did his part (and then some), throwing for 325 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes for the 'W'.
For the year, Tillman has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.27
A Season-Best Effort from Tate Simpson Leads Richmond over Lee County
On Friday, Richmond got the W thanks in part to Tate Simpson playing the best football he has all season. Simpson picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Simpson has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.50
Hayne Tobias Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Union Pines got the W thanks in part to Hayne Tobias playing the best football he has all season. Tobias picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hoke County's probably not too fond of Tobias given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Tobias saw the Bucks), he picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 27.82
Chris Najm Goes Supernova in Pinecrest Victory
Rounding off our Top Five is Chris Najm of Pinecrest. Najm rushed for 63 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for Pinecrest, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Najm's next game is against Hoke County on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Zymire Spencer: 138 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Dajuan Gibson: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Eli Melton: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.03)
- Elijah Clayton: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Ji'San McPhatter: 262 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.47)
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