2A/3A Northeastern Coastal 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!
Rimiez Williams Delivers Best Performance of Season
Rimiez Williams produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Hertford County to the win on Friday. Williams picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards.
Hertford County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. Williams and Hertford County will welcome Manteo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.27
A Season-Best Performance from Amaree Jackson Leads Holmes over First Flight
Holmes was led to victory by Amaree Jackson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Jackson rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. Holmes is 3-1 when Jackson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The victory got Holmes back to even at 4-4. Jackson and Holmes will head out to square off against Camden County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.68
White Came Up Big in Holmes' 62-33 Win
Another Holmes player making an appearance on this list is Naijhir White. He rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
For the year, White has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 134.8 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging five rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.95
Jordan Staton Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Hertford County was led to victory by Jordan Staton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Staton rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Staton and Hertford County will challenge Manteo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Staton took on the Redskins, he rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 38.20
Trevaris Jones and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Trevaris Jones's big game helped extend Northeastern's winning streak to eight on Friday. Jones was unstoppable, throwing for 206 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Jones and Northeastern will welcome Currituck County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Jones took on the Knights, he threw for 143 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 36.73
Other Notable Players
- Kazzure Downing: 99 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 28 yards receiving (Gamescore: 36.38)
- Jayon Harris: 111 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 32.00)
- Javon Mayo: 123 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 26.15)
- Derek Joyner: 61 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 40 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
- Mason Byrum: 48 yards passing; 99 yards rushing (Gamescore: 20.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
