NCISAA Big 6 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 Jaylen Moore Leads High Point Christian Academy over Covenant Day
On Friday, High Point Christian Academy got the W thanks in part to Jaylen Moore playing the best football he has all season. Moore's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
The win for High Point Christian Academy keeps them at an undefeated 9-0. Moore and High Point Christian Academy will play host again on Friday to welcome Harrells Christian Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 68.75
Jacob Hondros Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jacob Hondros produced his most outstanding game to date while leading SouthLake Christian Academy to the win on Friday. Hondros made six total tackles and defended nine passes. The performance also marked the most rushing yards (17) he has had since back in August of 2023.
SouthLake Christian Academy moved to 4-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. Hondros and SouthLake Christian Academy will challenge Trinity Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.68
Austin Williams Has Career Rushing Day
On Friday, SouthLake Christian Academy got the W thanks in part to Austin Williams playing the best football he has all season. Williams rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the year, Williams has averaged 21.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.45
Micah Russell's Big Game Leads High Point Christian Academy over Covenant Day
Micah Russell was instrumental in extending High Point Christian Academy's winning streak to nine on Friday. Nobody could stop Russell as he picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles (8.0 for loss). He has been hot recently, having posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played.
For the season, Russell has averaged 7.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 37.00
Other Notable Players
- Ricky Tolbert: 242 yards passing (Gamescore: 29.43)
- Toot Clay: 106 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.85)
- Tyler Eley: 193 yards passing (Gamescore: 26.07)
- Rhyne Russell: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Teddy Helton: 31 yards receiving; 66 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.85)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
