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 got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards.
On the season, Nichols has thrown 7 touchdowns (and no picks) while averaging 195.2 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 60.57
Another Game with at Least Two Sacks from Elijah Littlejohn
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 get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hopewell at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 26.25
Anciso Came Up Big in Hough's 44-0 Victory
Jycen Anciso's big game helped extend Hough's winning streak to five on Friday. Anciso was unstoppable, picking up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Anciso has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 26.5 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after six games last season, he was only averaging 16.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 65.5 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.55
A Season-Best Performance from Kaden Smith Leads West Charlotte over Hopewell
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.
On the season, 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.
On Friday, West Charlotte got the W thanks in part to Michael Griffin Jr. playing the best football he has all season. Griffin Jr. wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
For the year, 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
