3A/4A Sandhills 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!
Kmauri Morgan Turns in Season-Best Performance
Kmauri Morgan produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Richmond to the win on Friday. Morgan wasn't messing around, picking up four sacks and making 17 total tackles (5.0 for loss). The game was his ninth straight with five or more total tackles.
The win was the sixth in a row for Richmond, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Morgan and Richmond will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Scotland at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
Gamescore: 45.50
Dominic Tillman and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Richmond picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Dominic Tillman. Lee County had no answer to Tillman as he threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
For the year, Tillman has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.27
Tate Simpson Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Richmond got the W thanks in part to Tate Simpson playing the best football he has all season. Simpson picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
This season, Simpson has averaged 3.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he had one sack.
Gamescore: 28.50
Hayne Tobias Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
On Friday, Union Pines got the W thanks in part to Hayne Tobias playing the best football he has all season. Tobias picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Hoke County had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Tobias it was a similar story. Tobias picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns the last time he and the Bucks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.82
Chris Najm's Big Game Leads Pinecrest over Scotland
Rounding off our Top Five is Chris Najm of Pinecrest. Najm rushed for 63 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 dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for Pinecrest, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Najm and Pinecrest are taking a road trip to square off against Hoke County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Zymire Spencer: 138 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Eli Melton: 107 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.03)
- Elijah Clayton: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Ji'San McPhatter: 262 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.47)
- Cody Hansen: 215 yards passing; 67 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.53)
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