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!
Tyler Walker Turns in Season-Best Effort
Rockingham County was led to victory by Tyler Walker, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Walker picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Rockingham County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withDudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.78
A Season-Best Effort from LJ Southern Leads Dudley over Northeast Guilford
Dudley was led to victory by LJ Southern, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Southern rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Southern might have his next game, a road matchup with Rockingham County, circled on his calendar. When Southern last faced the Cougars back in October of 2023, he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Gamescore: 38.42
Creech Came Up Big in Eastern Guilford's 38-13 Victory
Caleb Creech was instrumental in extending Eastern Guilford's winning streak to four on Friday. Nobody could stop Creech as he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Guilford's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
If the past is any indication, Creech could be in store for another big game when he takes on Southern Guilford on Friday. Creech rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries the last time he and the Storm duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 37.80
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Garrison Dibble
Garrison Dibble continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 17th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up two sacks, made 19 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Dibble might have his next game, a home matchup with Northeast Guilford, circled on his calendar. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dibble saw the Rams), he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 35.10
Alex Anderson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Alex Anderson of Southern Guilford. Anderson rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Southern Guilford's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. Anderson and Southern Guilford will face off against Eastern Guilford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.90
Other Notable Players
- Brayden Jeffries: 188 yards passing (Gamescore: 32.23)
- Brady Ross: 54 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.37)
- Steven Murray: 99 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.23)
- Xavier Wilson: 3 sacks and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Jayden Brown: 78 yards rushing; 36 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.65)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
