1A/2A Western Highlands 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!
Brandon Quinn's Big Game Leads Mountain Heritage over North Stokes
Mountain Heritage picked up their ninth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Brandon Quinn. North Stokes had no answer to Quinn as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing. Quinn's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Mountain Heritage's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Quinn and Mountain Heritage will square off against Hayesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 54.45
Hayden Webb Delivers Best Performance of Season
Mitchell was led to victory by Hayden Webb, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Webb rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
On the season, Webb has run in 4 touchdowns while averaging 28.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 51.20
Lane Chandler Has Career Rushing Day
Lane Chandler produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Mountain Heritage to the win on Friday. Chandler rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
On the year, Chandler has run in 7 touchdowns while averaging 64.2 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 36.40
Big Game from Pittman As Mitchell Won 39-28
Another Mitchell player making an appearance on this list is Kaj Pittman. He rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Mitchell: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Pittman must have Draughn's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Pittman rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in October.
Gamescore: 35.30
Marshall Brinkley Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Marshall Brinkley posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Gamescore: 33.27
Other Notable Players
- Deshawn Orr: 99 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.73)
- Sterling Radabaugh: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.40)
- Braxton Batchelor: 1 sack and 4 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
