3A/4A Queen City Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Ralph (Trey) Blakeney Goes Supernova in Hough Victory
Hough picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Ralph (Trey) Blakeney. West Charlotte had no answer to Blakeney as he threw for 178 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards. The dominant performance gave Blakeney a new career-high in rushing yards.
For the year, Blakeney has thrown 22 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 221.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 11.14 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 26.71 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 37.07
A Season-Best Performance from Zierre Brooks Leads Chambers over Hopewell
Zierre Brooks produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Chambers to the win on Thursday. Brooks rushed for 201 yards while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards.
This year, Brooks has averaged 96.4 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 4.71 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 34.48
Malik Dalton Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Chambers was led to victory by Malik Dalton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Dalton rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
For the season, Dalton has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 38.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging one rushing yard per game.
Gamescore: 20.00
Jycen Anciso and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Jycen Anciso's big game helped extend Hough's winning streak to six on Thursday. Nobody could stop Anciso as he picked up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards.
This year, Anciso has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 27.4 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 15.29 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 61.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 19.55
Nichols Made His Presence Known in West Charlotte's 40-14 Loss
Rounding off our Top Five is Jamouri Nichols of West Charlotte. Nichols threw for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes.
This season, Nichols has thrown 8 touchdowns while averaging 190.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 17.50
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
