4A Central 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!
Darell Paige's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is West Forsyth's Darell Paige, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Paige rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played.
The win (which was West Forsyth's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Paige and West Forsyth will square off against East Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 56.97
Snook Peterkin Delivers Best Effort of Season
Mount Tabor was led to victory by Snook Peterkin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Peterkin rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Peterkin and Mount Tabor will welcome Parkland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peterkin will face off against Kiwion Covert, the Mustangs' star pass catcher. 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: 40.05
Riley Horton Goes Supernova in West Forsyth Victory
Riley Horton was instrumental in extending West Forsyth's winning streak to five on Friday. Horton did his part (and then some), throwing for 206 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground for the 'W'.
Horton and West Forsyth will face off against East Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Horton will face off against Bryce Baker, the Eagles' star quarterback. So who wins this QB-duel? There's only one way to know for sure.
Gamescore: 34.23
A Season-Best Effort from Kale Vest Leads West Forsyth over R.J. Reynolds
On Friday, West Forsyth got the W thanks in part to Kale Vest playing the best football he has all season. Vest picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the year, Vest has averaged 5.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 7 sacks. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.14 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 30.63
East Forsyth Wins Ninth-Straight Thanks to Bryce Baker
Bryce Baker's big game helped extend East Forsyth's winning streak to nine on Friday. Baker turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes.
If history really does repeat itself, Baker might just drop another big game when he faces off against West Forsyth on Friday. When Baker last faced the Titans back in October of 2023, he threw for 342 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 61 yards.
Gamescore: 28.73
Other Notable Players
- Braxton Bowling: 115 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.68)
- Cannen Rottweiler: 95 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.40)
- Keith Taylor: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Leo Housel-Rajacich: 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
- Jaylen Coakley: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
