2A East Central 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!
Big Game from Davis As East Duplin Won 54-0
Starting off the list is East Duplin's Shawn Davis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Davis rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
North Lenoir had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Davis it was a similar story. Davis rushed for 121 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards the last time he and the Hawks duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 40.20
Dwayne Davis Makes It Two for East Duplin
Another East Duplin player making an appearance on this list is Dwayne Davis. He rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
For the year, Davis has run in those 1 touchdown while averaging 22.8 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.45
Another East Duplin player making an appearance on this list is Branson Norris. He rushed for 12 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 156 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This year, Norris has averaged 65 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.90
Tyreek Copper Delivers Electric Performance Vs James Kenan
Kinston was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Tyreek Copper did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Copper as he picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Copper might have his next game, a home matchup with Wallace-Rose Hill, circled on his calendar. When Copper last faced the Bulldogs back in October of 2023, he picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Gamescore: 20.40
James Kenan Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Hassan Kornegay
Hassan Kornegay's big game helped extend James Kenan's winning streak to seven on Friday. Kornegay wasn't messing around, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss). The contest was his seventh straight with 11 or more total tackles.
James Kenan pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Kornegay and James Kenan will head out to challenge North Lenoir at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 19.75
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
