2A Mid-State 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!
Aydden Cherry Turns in Season-Best Performance
West Stokes came up short on Friday despite Aydden Cherry delivering his best game to date. Cherry rushed for 206 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
With the defeat, West Stokes broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. Cherry and West Stokes will be playing at home against McMichael at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 74.88
Dionte Neal's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Reidsville was led to victory by Dionte Neal, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Neal rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
The win for Reidsville keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Neal and Reidsville will challenge Walkertown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 66.32
Reidsville Wins 19th-Straight Thanks to Jariel Cobb
Jariel Cobb was instrumental in extending Reidsville's winning streak to 19 on Friday. West Stokes had no answer to Cobb as he rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 37 receiving yards. Cobb was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
West Stokes' probably not too fond of Cobb given he always seems to get the better of them. Cobb rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries the last time he and the Wildcats duked it out back in November of 2023.
Gamescore: 49.93
Big Game from Carter As Morehead Won 24-14
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Braxton Carter stepped things up a notch to give Morehead the 'W'. T.W. Andrews had no answer to Carter as he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Carter is becoming a predictor of Morehead's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-5 when he doesn't).
Morehead's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. Carter and Morehead will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 36.20
Camereon Cartlidge Dazzles in Walkertown Win
Camereon Cartlidge continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The win (which was Walkertown's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Cartlidge and Walkertown will challenge Reidsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.00
Other Notable Players
- Kendre Harrison: 133 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 29.97)
- Cam Kelly: 145 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 25.88)
- Lindann Fleming: 104 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.58)
- Darion Avery: 127 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.80)
- Trey Organes: 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
