4A Metro 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Faizon Brandon Leads Grimsley over Western Guilford
Grimsley was led to victory by Faizon Brandon, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brandon threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Western Guilford had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Brandon it was a similar story. When Brandon last faced the Hornets back in October, he rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 48.30
Austin Jackson Turns in Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles
Austin Jackson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 22nd-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He forced a fumble, made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Northwest Guilford, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. Jackson and Northwest Guilford will head out to square off against Mooresville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 34.00
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Ian Mckinnon
Ian Mckinnon continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He made five total tackles.
Southeast Guilford pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Mckinnon and Southeast Guilford will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Grimsley at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 31.53
Alexander Marsh's Big Game Leads Southeast Guilford over Reagan
Another Southeast Guilford player making an appearance on this list is Alexander Marsh. He rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown.
For the year, Marsh has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 111.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.57
Grimsley Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Khyan Battle
Grimsley picked up their 11th consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Khyan Battle. Battle produced his best game of the campaign : he picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This year, Battle has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.8 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after 11 games last season, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.17
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Cox: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Rakem Hammock: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.38)
- Collyn Shokes: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Noah Smith: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Mitchell Summers: 42 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
