2A Catawba Valley 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!
Shawn Blackburn's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Starting off the list is West Lincoln's Shawn Blackburn, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Blackburn made eight total tackles, good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also rushed for 129 rushing yards, which is notable because West Lincoln is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 3-4 otherwise.
This season, Blackburn has averaged 6.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after 11 games last season, he was only averaging 1.64 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 40.36 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 53.23
Jason Willis Jr Dazzles in Bunker Hill Win
Jason Willis Jr's big game helped extend Bunker Hill's winning streak to four on Friday. Willis Jr was dynamite, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Bunker Hill pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Willis Jr and Bunker Hill will host Brevard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 47.50
Jayce Rowe Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Jayce Rowe posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He made a tackle and defended a pass. He also rushed for 140 rushing yards, which is notable because West Lincoln is 4-2 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Gamescore: 42.45
Maiden Gets a Boost from Roberts in 28-23 Victory
Maiden took down Lincolnton on Friday, a win that might not have happened without Kendall Roberts's standout effort. Nobody could stop Roberts as he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Maiden's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Roberts and Maiden will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Shelby at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 41.47
Jalaythan ?JJ? Mayfield's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lincolnton over Maiden
Rounding off our Top Five is Jalaythan ?JJ? Mayfield of Lincolnton. Mayfield picked up two sacks and made 15 total tackles.
Maiden's probably not too fond of Mayfield given he always seems to get the better of them. When Mayfield last faced the Blue Devils back in October, he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 37.48
Other Notable Players
- Treylen Bost: 184 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 35.98)
- Logan Starnes: 2 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (Gamescore: 31.32)
- Eli Davis Helms: 242 yards passing (Gamescore: 21.53)
- Jorrod Dials: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Kenan Stewart: 14 total tackles (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
