4A Greater Neuse River 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Cameron Melvin Leads Cleveland over Willow Spring
On Friday, Cleveland got the W thanks in part to Cameron Melvin playing the best football he has all season. Melvin wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (6.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The victory for Cleveland keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Melvin and Cleveland will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southeast Raleigh at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 42.50
Byrd Made His Presence Known in Cleveland's 42-12 Win
Cleveland picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jackson Byrd. Byrd was unstoppable, throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Willow Spring had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Byrd it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Byrd saw the Storm), he threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt.
Gamescore: 37.43
Another Game with at Least Eight Total Tackles from Sawyer Lowe
Sawyer Lowe continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 20th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
For the year, Lowe has averaged 12.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 34.00
Devyn Grant Goes Supernova in Garner Victory
Garner found a leader in Devyn Grant as the squad took down Southeast Raleigh on Friday. Grant did his part (and then some), rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown for the 'W'.
For the year, Grant has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 111.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 29.00
Phipps Came Up Big in Garner's 19-14 Win
Keeping Grant company is Michael Phipps, a fellow Garner player. He made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
This season, Phipps has averaged 7.7 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Jaylon Holder: 89 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.90)
- Ty Powell: 235 yards passing (Gamescore: 23.07)
- Christian Ormandy: 198 yards passing; 39 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.60)
- Daniel Lugo: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Malachi Thomas: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.93)
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