4A Central Piedmont 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!
Riley Horton Turns in Season-Best Performance
West Forsyth was led to victory by Riley Horton, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Horton threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards on only eight carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
The victory was the fourth in a row for West Forsyth, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Horton and West Forsyth will be playing in front of their home fans against R.J. Reynolds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.43
Darell Paige Makes It Two for West Forsyth
Another West Forsyth player making an appearance on this list is Darell Paige. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. The game was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns dating back to last season.
For the season, Paige has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 21.6 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.43 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 37.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 36.15
A Season-Best Performance from Zion Thompson Leads Mount Tabor over Glenn
On Friday, Mount Tabor got the W thanks in part to Zion Thompson playing the best football he has all season. Thompson rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
If history really does repeat itself, Thompson might just drop another big game when he faces off against Reagan on Thursday. When Thompson last faced the Raiders back in October of 2023, he rushed for 167 yards while picking up 9.3 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 35.97
Bryce Baker's Big Game Leads East Forsyth over R.J. Reynolds
East Forsyth picked up their eighth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Bryce Baker. Baker turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Baker is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Glenn on Thursday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Baker saw the Bobcats), he threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Gamescore: 34.35
CJ Blevins' Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, West Forsyth got the W thanks in part to CJ Blevins playing the best football he has all season. Blevins rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 100 or more in the last three games he's played.
On the year, Blevins has averaged 17.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.68
Other Notable Players
- Jaylen Coakley: 3 sacks, 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Hunter Cruise: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 45 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.12)
- King Kalama: 2 sacks, 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Snook Peterkin: 30 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.30)
- Jaylin Murry: 57 yards rushing; 76 yards receiving (Gamescore: 28.00)
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