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!
Markez Wilbert Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Wake Forest got the W thanks in part to Markez Wilbert playing the best football he has all season. Wilbert picked up 3.5 sacks, made 15 total tackles (6.5 for loss), and defended a pass. Thanks to that strong showing, he's now averaging 6.3 total tackles per game. He is becoming a predictor of Wake Forest's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Wake Forest's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4. Wilbert and Wake Forest will venture away from home to take on Rolesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.00
Braden Atkinson Delivers Electric Performance Vs Knightdale
Braden Atkinson was instrumental in extending Rolesville's winning streak to six on Friday. Knightdale had no answer to Atkinson as he threw for 251 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Knightdale had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Atkinson it was a similar story. When Atkinson last faced the Knights back in October of 2023, he threw for 311 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes.
Gamescore: 39.33
Jalil Perry Delivers Best Effort of Season
Jalil Perry produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Wake Forest to the win on Friday. Perry wasn't messing around, picking up 3.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss). The game was his eighth straight with five or more total tackles.
On the season, Perry has averaged 9.2 total tackles per game and for the season has 8.5 sacks.
Gamescore: 35.00
Brilison Mccullers Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Brilison Mccullers stepped things up a notch to give Millbrook the 'W'. Mccullers was excellent, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (101.4).
Millbrook pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Mccullers and Millbrook will face off against Knightdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.38
Rashad Streets' Big Game Leads Millbrook over Wakefield
Keeping Mccullers company is Rashad Streets, a fellow Millbrook player. He picked up 2.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (3.5 for loss). He has been hot , having posted two or more sacks the last six times he's played.
On the season, Streets has averaged 8 total tackles per game and for the season has 15 sacks.
Gamescore: 29.00
Other Notable Players
- Tyler Rotellini: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.25)
- LaDainian Person: 76 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 57 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.58)
- Gavin Waddell: 56 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 17.85)
- Micah Olu: 72 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 24 yards receiving (Gamescore: 16.33)
- Jamel Perry: 181 yards passing (Gamescore: 15.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
