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!
A Season-Best Performance from Rimiez Williams Leads Hertford County over Camden County
Hertford County was led to victory by Rimiez Williams, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 host Manteo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.27
Amaree Jackson Delivers Best Performance of Season
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 effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in September of 2023. He is becoming a predictor of Holmes' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
The win got Holmes back to even at 4-4. Jackson and Holmes will take on Camden County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.68
Naijhir White's Big Game Leads Holmes over First Flight
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.
On the season, White has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 134.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, 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.
This season, Staton has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 29.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 12.88 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.20
Trevaris Jones and Co. Win Eighth in a Row
Trevaris Jones was instrumental in extending 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.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Jones and Northeastern will face off against Currituck County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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)
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