AAAAA Region 3 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!
Finley Polk Goes Supernova in Northwestern Win
Finley Polk's big game helped extend Northwestern's winning streak to nine on Friday. Nobody could stop Polk as he rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Rock Hill had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Polk it was a similar story. When Polk last faced the Bearcats back in September of 2023, he rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 39.87
Cade Gowdy Turns in Season-Best Performance
Nation Ford came up short on Friday despite Cade Gowdy delivering his best game to date. Gowdy wasn't messing around, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending two passes. The game was his eighth straight with five or more total tackles.
Nation Ford is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. Gowdy and Nation Ford will square off against Clover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.50
Derek Bylone Van Sandwyk Delivers Best Performance of Season
Sadly, Derek Bylone Van Sandwyk posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Nation Ford over Catawba Ridge on Friday. Bylone Van Sandwyk picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles.
On the year, Bylone Van Sandwyk has averaged 5.8 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.50
Horton Made His Presence Known in Indian Land's 21-7 Defeat
While Indian Land might've come up empty on Friday, Jamol Horton wasn't going down without a fight. Horton was unstoppable, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Indian Land: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Indian Land has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. Horton and Indian Land will be playing at home against Fort Mill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 23.68
Other Notable Players
- Josh Ameo: 112 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.70)
- Brady Ambrose: 64 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.30)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
