4A Northern 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!
Braden Atkinson's Big Game Leads Rolesville over Millbrook
Starting off the list is Rolesville's Braden Atkinson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Atkinson threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Millbrook had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Atkinson it was a similar story. When Atkinson last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Gamescore: 32.67
A Season-Best Effort from Ladainian Person Leads Heritage over Knightdale
LaDainian Person produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Heritage to the win on Friday. Person rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
Heritage moved to 1-6 with that victory, which also ended their eight-game losing streak. Person and Heritage will head out on the road to square off against Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.87
Rashad Streets Turns in Another Game with at Least Two Sacks
Millbrook came up short on Friday despite Rashad Streets delivering his best game to date. Streets wasn't messing around, picking up 2.5 sacks and making 15 total tackles. The matchup was his fifth straight with two or more sacks.
With the defeat, Millbrook broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-1. Streets and Millbrook will be playing in front of their home fans against Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.75
Cypher Posts Huge Game in 35-0 Loss
Quinton Cypher continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 19th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least eight total tackles. He made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
If the past is any indication, Cypher could be in store for another big game when he takes on Wakefield on Friday. Cypher picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) the last time he and the Wolverines duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 29.25
Austin Congleton Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Austin Congleton of Wakefield. Congleton threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns.
Wakefield is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. Congleton and Wakefield will venture away from home to challenge Millbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.37
Other Notable Players
- Jamel Perry: 201 yards passing (Gamescore: 25.10)
- Anthony Roberts: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.13)
- Malcolm Mcintyre: 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Josiah Sturdivant: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.25)
- Tyler Rotellini: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
