3A/4A Sandhills 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!
Spencer Posts Huge Game in 42-13 Win
Starting off the list is Pinecrest's Zymire Spencer, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Spencer rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Spencer is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Lee County on Friday. When Spencer last faced the Yellow Jackets back in October of 2023, he rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 37.20
Hayne Tobias Delivers Best Effort of Season
Union Pines was led to victory by Hayne Tobias, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Tobias picked up 79 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The effort also marked the most rushing yards (eight) he has had since back in October of 2023.
Union Pines pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They and Richmond are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.42
Keyshaun Mcqueen Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Sadly, Keyshaun Mcqueen posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Scotland over Union Pines on Friday. Mcqueen wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles. The game was his seventh straight with seven or more total tackles dating back to last season.
Scotland dropped their record down to 3-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Mcqueen and Scotland will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pinecrest at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th.
Gamescore: 25.50
Najm Came Up Big in Pinecrest's 42-13 Win
The second Pinecrest player making an appearance here is Chris Najm, and for good reason. He rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Southern Lee had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Najm it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Najm saw the Cavaliers), he rushed for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 21.60
Jayden Hamilton Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Jayden Hamilton of Richmond. Hamilton picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score.
The win was the fourth in a row for Richmond, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. They and Union Pines are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 20.93
Other Notable Players
- Ji'San McPhatter: 140 yards passing; 48 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.53)
- Dylan Tilson: 2 sacks and 5 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Anthony Goswick: 149 yards passing (Gamescore: 18.23)
- Jalyn Wills: 1 interception (1TD) and 4 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
- Cole Harrison: 1 sack and 9 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
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