3A/4A Queen City 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!
Jamouri Nichols Delivers Electric Performance Vs Hopewell
Starting off the list is West Charlotte's Jamouri Nichols, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Nichols threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 67 yards.
This season, Nichols has thrown 7 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 195.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.57
Elijah Littlejohn Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Sacks
Elijah Littlejohn continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least two sacks. He picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles.
West Mecklenburg is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. Littlejohn and West Mecklenburg will take on North Mecklenburg at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 26.25
Hough Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Jycen Anciso
Jycen Anciso was instrumental in extending Hough's winning streak to five on Friday. Anciso was dynamite, picking up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Anciso has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.5 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 16.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 65.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.55
Kaden Smith Delivers Best Performance of Season
West Charlotte was led to victory by Kaden Smith, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smith wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles. The matchup was his third straight with six or more total tackles dating back to last season.
For the year, Smith has averaged 5 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 23.50
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Michael Griffin Jr.
Michael Griffin Jr. produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Charlotte to the win on Friday. Griffin Jr. wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The match was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
For the season, Griffin Jr. has averaged 7.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 sacks.
Gamescore: 23.00
Other Notable Players
- Ralph (Trey) Blakeney: 210 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 20.78)
- Zierre Brooks: 39 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 1 TD receiving (Gamescore: 19.78)
- Donte Nicholson: 110 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.33)
- Mark Foster: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
