2A Neuse 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!
Kaleb Pone's Big Game Leads North Johnston over Beddingfield
Starting off the list is North Johnston's Kaleb Pone, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pone rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards.
The victory was the fourth in a row for North Johnston, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Goldsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.90
A Season-Best Effort from Izeiah Oates Leads Eastern Wayne over Spring Creek
Izeiah Oates produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastern Wayne to the win on Friday. Oates threw for 145 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, 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 passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Unfortunately for Spring Creek, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Oates. Oates threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards the last time he and the Gators duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 46.92
Traquin Watson put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He forced a fumble and made eight total tackles. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Unfortunately for Beddingfield, this isn't the first big game they've seen from Watson. When Watson last faced the Bruins back in October of 2023, he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 43.57
Underclassman Teo Mcphatter Comes Up Big Against Goldsboro
Underclassman Teo Mcphatter came into Friday's matchup looking to prove himself and that's exactly what he did. He did his part (and then some), rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns for the 'W'.
This season, Mcphatter has averaged 18.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.10
Eli Willard Makes It Three for North Johnston
Another North Johnston player making an appearance on this list is Eli Willard. He picked up 14 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Willard has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 34.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.65
Other Notable Players
- Sam Finch: 137 yards passing; 28 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.53)
- Austin Lewallen: 96 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Kadyn Haire: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
