3A South Piedmont 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!
Jarlon Drye Dazzles in Northwest Cabarrus Win
Northwest Cabarrus picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Jarlon Drye. Carson had no answer to Drye as he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Drye's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
This season, Drye has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 171.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Robinson Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to LJ Watson
LJ Watson's big game helped extend Robinson's winning streak to seven on Friday. Nobody could stop Watson as he rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Robinson pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Watson and Robinson will face off against South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.48
Jackson Forrest was instrumental in extending Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Forrest did his part (and then some), picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) for the 'W'.
Forrest is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Concord on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Forrest saw the Spiders), he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 27.75
While PJ Butler delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for East Rowan. Butler turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also defended two passes and snagged an interception.
East Rowan is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Butler and East Rowan will square off against Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.33
Irwin Posts Huge Game in 42-7 Win
Northwest Cabarrus picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Hudson Irwin. Nobody could stop Irwin as he threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the year, Irwin has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 122.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.30
Other Notable Players
- Brian Rowe: 90 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Jon Bissonnette: 85 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.07)
- Jason Black: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Bryan Velasquez: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Brooks Overcash: 155 yards passing; 29 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.03)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
