2A Eastern Plains 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!
DJ Davis Delivers Best Effort of Season
West Craven was led to victory by DJ Davis, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Davis threw for 357 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Davis is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against East Duplin on Friday. Back in August (the last time Davis saw the Panthers), he rushed for 217 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 158 yards on 16 of 24 attempts.
Gamescore: 78.60
Able Came Up Big in Farmville Central's 60-32 Victory
Elijah Able posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 171 rushing yards.
Able must have North Pitt's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Able rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry the last time he and the Panthers duked it out two weeks ago.
Gamescore: 52.20
EJ Ruffin and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
EJ Ruffin's big game helped extend Ayden - Grifton's winning streak to six on Friday. Ruffin did his part (and then some), rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards for the 'W'. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
Ayden - Grifton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Ruffin and Ayden - Grifton will look to defend their home field on Friday against Holmes at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 40.53
Cameron Sessoms Makes It Two for Farmville Central
Another Farmville Central player making an appearance on this list is Cameron Sessoms. He picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
For the season, Sessoms has caught those 1 touchdown while averaging 36.9 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 21.36 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.68
A Season-Best Performance from Jack Ewell Leads Ayden - Grifton over North Lenoir
Ayden - Grifton was led to victory by Jack Ewell, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Ewell picked up 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles and defended a pass.
This year, Ewell has caught 7 touchdowns while averaging 36.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had four receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.87
Other Notable Players
- Reginald Lancaster: 118 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 34.38)
- Xavier Cuthbertson: 91 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 32.18)
- Tyler Williams: 2 sacks and 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 32.00)
- Nate Brooks: 167 yards passing (Gamescore: 30.83)
- Benjamin Gardner: 118 yards passing; 57 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 30.67)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
