1A/2A Southern Piedmont 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!
Tristan Tate's Big Game Leads Shelby over East Gaston
Tristan Tate's big game helped extend Shelby's winning streak to six on Friday. Tate turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
Tate is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Burns on Friday. Tate rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards the last time he and the Bulldogs duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.38
Markalen Jhamir Camp Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Markalen Jhamir Camp posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the sixth in a row for Burns, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Jhamir Camp and Burns will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shelby at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 28.10
Graham Warlick Delivers Best Performance of Season
Burns was led to victory by Graham Warlick, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Warlick rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
On the season, Warlick has averaged 26.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 0.33 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 25.89 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 27.67
Zavion Wilson Goes Supernova in Burns Victory
Zavion Wilson's big game helped extend Burns's winning streak to six on Friday. Wilson was dynamite, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
If the past is any indication, Wilson could be in store for another big game when he takes on Shelby on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Wilson saw the Golden Lions), he rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 26.25
Jaylen Tate Turns in Season-Best Performance
Jaylen Tate produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Shelby to the win on Friday. Tate rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 46 receiving yards.
Tate and Shelby will face off against Burns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tate will face off against Zavion Wilson, the Bulldogs' star RB. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 24.27
Other Notable Players
- Marshall Mcgowan: 24 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.27)
- Romelo Wells: 45 yards passing; 33 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.50)
- Lan Farmer: 191 yards passing; 22 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.53)
- Kaiden Boyce: 140 yards rushing (Gamescore: 18.93)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
