2A 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!
Aydden Cherry Delivers Best Performance of Season
West Stokes came up short on Friday despite Aydden Cherry delivering his best game to date. Cherry rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
The loss snapped West Stokes' winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. Cherry and West Stokes will look to defend their home field on Friday against McMichael at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 74.88
Dionte Neal Has Career-Day on Friday
On Friday, Reidsville got the W thanks in part to Dionte Neal playing the best football he has all season. Neal rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win for Reidsville keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Neal and Reidsville will head out on the road to face off against Walkertown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 66.32
Reidsville Wins 19th-Straight Thanks to Jariel Cobb
Jariel Cobb was instrumental in extending Reidsville's winning streak to 19 on Friday. West Stokes had no answer to Cobb as he rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Cobb was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
West Stokes had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Cobb it was a similar story. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Cobb saw the Wildcats), he rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Gamescore: 49.93
Big Game from Carter As Morehead Won 24-14
Braxton Carter was a major factor in Morehead's victory over T.W. Andrews on Friday. Carter was unstoppable, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Morehead's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
Morehead's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. Carter and Morehead will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 36.20
Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles from Camereon Cartlidge
Camereon Cartlidge continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The win was the third in a row for Walkertown, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Cartlidge and Walkertown will be playing at home against Reidsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.00
Other Notable Players
- Kendre Harrison: 133 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.97)
- Cam Kelly: 145 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
- Xavier Johnson: 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.75)
- Lindann Fleming: 104 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.58)
- Darion Avery: 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
