1A Tar Roanoke Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Effort from Cameron Johnson Leads Southeast Halifax over North Edgecombe
Cameron Johnson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Southeast Halifax to the win on Friday. Johnson picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 27 total tackles (5.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Johnson is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Northampton County on Thursday. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Johnson saw the Jaguars), he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 69.25
Tamaues Person Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Tamaues Person produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Weldon to the win on Saturday. Person rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
On the year, Person has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 118.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he was only averaging 10.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 66.05
Xavier Hayward's Big Game Leads Southeast Halifax over North Edgecombe
Xavier Hayward posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles.
Hayward might have his next game, a road matchup with Northampton County, circled on his calendar. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Hayward saw the Jaguars), he made 16 total tackles.
Gamescore: 53.20
Travon Usher Dazzles in Wilson Prep Win
Travon Usher put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in November of 2023 on Friday. He threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 106 yards on only 12 carries.
Wilson Prep's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Usher and Wilson Prep will challenge Warren County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 48.03
Michael Dickens Turns in Season-Best Performance
Sadly, Michael Dickens posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead North Edgecombe over Southeast Halifax on Friday. Dickens picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Unfortunately for Southeast Halifax, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Dickens. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Dickens saw the Trojans), he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles.
Gamescore: 46.03
Other Notable Players
- Ethan Nelson: 75 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.40)
- Xavier Williams: 189 yards rushing (Gamescore: 33.00)
- Arthur Joseph: 2 interception and 6 total tackles (Gamescore: 30.05)
- Andrew Webb: 91 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.70)
- Tremaine Horton: 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
