3A/4A Big Carolina 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!
Demon June Turns in Season-Best Performance
On Friday, Jacksonville got the W thanks in part to Demon June playing the best football he has all season. June rushed for 407 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.7 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
June must have D.H. Conley's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. When June last faced the Vikings back in October of 2023, he rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Gamescore: 108.20
A Season-Best Performance from Jaylen Hewitt Leads Havelock over South Central
Jaylen Hewitt produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Havelock to the win on Friday. Hewitt threw for 397 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes.
The victory (which was Havelock's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Hewitt and Havelock will welcome Northside - Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.27
Crisean Williams' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, D.H. Conley had to settle for second even though Crisean Williams put up the best numbers he has all season. Williams rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He is becoming a predictor of D.H. Conley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
On the year, Williams has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 92.6 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 8.25 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 52.80
Jacksonville was led to victory by Eric Griffin, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Griffin rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
For the season, Griffin has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 93.2 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after six games last season, he was only averaging 19.33 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.00
Christopher Bispham Goes Supernova in Havelock Win
The second Havelock player making an appearance here is Christopher Bispham, and for good reason. He picked up three sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss). He has been hot , having posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
This season, Bispham has averaged 7.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 8 sacks.
Gamescore: 31.25
Other Notable Players
- Jalen Morgan: 118 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 30.30)
- Amare Dorsey: 124 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 28.20)
- Jayden Howard: 2 TDs ; 58 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 27.38)
- Terrance Mccormick: 267 yards passing; 48 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.70)
- Ivion Smith: 1 TD ; 93 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.72)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
