1A/2A Waccamaw 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!
Johnson Came Up Big in Pender's 68-30 Victory
Starting off the list is Pender's Jeremiah Johnson, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Johnson rushed for 218 yards and seven touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 121 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Hobbton's probably not too fond of Johnson given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Johnson saw the Wildcats), he rushed for 377 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 71.60
South Columbus Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Rush Blackwell
Rush Blackwell was instrumental in extending South Columbus's winning streak to five on Friday. Blackwell was dynamite, rushing for 84 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
South Columbus pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Blackwell and South Columbus will challenge Heide Trask at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 43.10
Briar Johnson was instrumental in extending South Columbus's winning streak to five on Friday. West Columbus had no answer to Johnson as he rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Johnson has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.38 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.20
Coryyon Moore Makes It Two for Pender
The second Pender player making an appearance here is Coryyon Moore, and for good reason. He rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He is becoming a predictor of Pender's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
This year, Moore has run in 6 touchdowns while averaging 65.1 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 35.40
A Constellation of Stars for Pender
Another Pender player making an appearance on this list is Jassiah Hill. He rushed for 35 yards.
Hobbton's probably not too fond of Hill given he always seems to get the better of them. When Hill last faced the Wildcats back in October of 2023, he rushed for 291 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 27.80
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