NCISAA Big East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances in games played on Thursday and Friday (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Elijiah Oehlke Leads Trinity Christian over North Raleigh Christian Academy
Elijiah Oehlke produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Trinity Christian to the win on Friday. Oehlke wasn't messing around, throwing for 433 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt. The match was his fourth straight with three or more passing touchdowns dating back to last season.
If history really does repeat itself, Oehlke might just drop another big game when he faces off against GRACE Christian on Friday. Oehlke rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes the last time he and the Eagles duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 55.97
Trinity Christian Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Xayden Watson
Trinity Christian picked up their sixth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Xayden Watson. Watson turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up 266 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
For the year, Watson has caught 9 touchdowns while averaging 81.3 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 11.33 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.18
Jaden Brown Has Career-Day on Thursday
Jaden Brown posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Thursday. He made a tackle.
Ravenscroft's win bumped their record up to 3-5. Brown and Ravenscroft will be playing at home against Harrells Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.50
Brandon Williams Makes It Two for Ravenscroft
Keeping Brown company is Brandon Williams, a fellow Ravenscroft player. He made 11 total tackles.
For the year, Williams has averaged 9.4 total tackles per game and for the season has 1 sack.
Gamescore: 30.25
Other Notable Players
- Dontario Austin: 1 sack and 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 28.00)
- J'Kaeshi Brunson: 105 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.00)
- Mohamed Donzo: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
- Amari Robinson: 2 sacks and 4 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
- Karlfonza McLean-Smith: 87 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.20)
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