1A/2A Southern Piedmont 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!
Jackson Heavner Turns in Season-Best Effort
Cherryville was led to victory by Jackson Heavner, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Heavner rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cherryville moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. Heavner and Cherryville will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Burns at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 42.55
Adams Made His Presence Known in Cherryville's 42-0 Win
Thanks in part to Jayden Adams, Cherryville said goodbye to their five-game losing streak. Adams was unstoppable on Friday, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
On the season, Adams has thrown those 3 touchdowns while averaging 39.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.23
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jayden Owens stepped things up a notch to give Bessemer City the 'W'. Nobody could stop Owens as he made five total tackles.
This year, Owens has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game. It gets even more impressive: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 3.63 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 42.13 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 24.70
A Season-Best Effort from Enijahe Whitworth Leads Cherryville over Highland Tech
Cherryville was led to victory by Enijahe Whitworth, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Whitworth picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
For the season, Whitworth has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 21.70
Gavin Chastain Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Gavin Chastain posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 16 attempts.
On the year, Chastain has averaged 165 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 1.75 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging nine rushing yards.
Gamescore: 15.60
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