3A/4A All-American 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!
Latrell Carter Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Pine Forest's Latrell Carter, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Carter rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 51 yards.
Pine Forest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Carter and Pine Forest will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 51.07
Whittington Made His Presence Known in Terry Sanford's 42-0 Win
Terry Sanford picked up their fourth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Isaiah Whittington. Whittington was unstoppable, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
On the year, Whittington has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 38.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.28
Jaidon Moore's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jaidon Moore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Moore and Pine Forest will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Moore will face off against Koby Howard, Harnett Central's star QB. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 28.27
Logan Kelly Goes Supernova in Overhills Loss
While Logan Kelly delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Overhills. Despite the defeat, Kelly was still balling out as he picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Overhills: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Overhills' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. Kelly and Overhills will challenge Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.25
O'brian Ward Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is O'Brian Ward of Triton. Ward rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Triton's win bumped their record up to 2-5. Ward and Triton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Overhills at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 25.48
Other Notable Players
- Jaylen Gurley: 3 sacks and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Kamari Lofton: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.35)
- Devin Walker: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jacob Moore: 141 yards passing; 44 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Mahkija Latiker: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
