2A/3A Northeastern Coastal 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 Effort from Rimiez Williams Leads Hertford County over Camden County
Hertford County was led to victory by Rimiez Williams, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Williams picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards.
Hertford County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. Williams and Hertford County will host Manteo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.27
Amaree Jackson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Amaree Jackson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Holmes to the win on Friday. Jackson rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He has become a key player for Holmes: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The win got Holmes back to even at 4-4. Jackson and Holmes will take on Camden County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.68
Naijhir White Delivers Electric Performance Vs First Flight
Another Holmes player making an appearance on this list is Naijhir White. He rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
For the season, White has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 134.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging five rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.95
Jordan Staton Has Career Rushing Day
Hertford County was led to victory by Jordan Staton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Staton rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the year, Staton has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 12.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.20
Northeastern Wins Eighth-Straight Thanks to Trevaris Jones
Trevaris Jones's big game helped extend Northeastern's winning streak to eight on Friday. Jones turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 206 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Northeastern's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Jones and Northeastern will square off against Currituck County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.73
Other Notable Players
- Kazzure Downing: 99 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 28 yards receiving (Gamescore: 36.38)
- Jayon Harris: 111 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.00)
- Javon Mayo: 123 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.15)
- Derek Joyner: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
- Mason Byrum: 48 yards passing; 99 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.80)
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