1A/2A Waccamaw 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!
Johnson Made His Presence Known in Pender's 68-30 Victory
Starting off the list is Pender's Jeremiah Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 218 yards and seven touchdowns. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 121 every time he's taken the field this season.
Hobbton's probably not too fond of Johnson given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Johnson saw the Wildcats), he rushed for 377 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 71.60
South Columbus Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Rush Blackwell
Rush Blackwell's big game helped extend South Columbus's winning streak to five on Friday. Nobody could stop Blackwell as he rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
South Columbus' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Blackwell and South Columbus will square off against Heide Trask at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.10
South Columbus picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Briar Johnson. West Columbus had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Johnson has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.20
Coryyon Moore Makes It Two for Pender
Another Pender player making an appearance on this list is Coryyon Moore. He rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He is becoming a predictor of Pender's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Moore has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 65.1 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: 35.40
A Constellation of Stars for Pender
Another Pender player making an appearance on this list is Jassiah Hill. He rushed for 35 yards.
Hobbton had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Hill it was a similar story. Hill rushed for 291 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.80
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