3A Big South 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!
Anthony(Aj) Mcclain Delivers Best Effort of Season
Anthony(Aj) Mcclain produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Ashbrook to the win on Friday. Mcclain rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win was the third in a row for Ashbrook, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. Mcclain and Ashbrook will venture away from home to face off against North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 44.93
Crest Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Ely Hamrick
Ely Hamrick was instrumental in extending Crest's winning streak to three on Friday. Hamrick turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 38 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 265 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes.
Crest pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Hamrick and Crest will venture away from home to square off against Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.57
Blee Posts Huge Game in 31-28 Defeat
South Point had to settle for second on Friday, but Patrick Blee sure wasn't going down easily. Ashbrook had no answer to Blee as he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Blee has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 51.4 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he had four passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.43
Martino Smith Turns in Season-Best Effort
Ashbrook was led to victory by Martino Smith, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Smith rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This season, Smith has run in 10 touchdowns while averaging 80.7 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 36.09 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 26.35
Aiden Carson Makes It Two for Crest
The second Crest player making an appearance here is Aiden Carson, and for good reason. He rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Carson has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 21.8 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he had 12 rushing touchdowns. This year he is already up to 26.
Gamescore: 25.17
Other Notable Players
- Caleb Gordon: 1 interception and 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
