1A/2A 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!
John Kirkpatrick Delivers Electric Effort Vs Providence Grove
John Kirkpatrick was instrumental in extending Randleman's winning streak to seven on Friday. Providence Grove had no answer to Kirkpatrick as he threw for 135 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Kirkpatrick has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Providence Grove had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Kirkpatrick it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Kirkpatrick saw the Patriots), he threw for 218 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Gamescore: 32.40
Randleman Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Triston Chriscoe
Randleman picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Triston Chriscoe. Chriscoe turned in nothing short of a gem, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
This season, Chriscoe has averaged 4.3 total tackles per game and for the season has those 1 sack.
Gamescore: 30.50
A Season-Best Performance from Connor Benton Leads Wheatmore over Southwestern Randolph
On Friday, Wheatmore had to settle for second even though Connor Benton put up the best numbers he has all season. Benton threw for 208 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Wheatmore is on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Benton's next match is against Trinity on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid performance.
Gamescore: 23.37
Cam Nelson Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Cam Nelson of Trinity. Nelson picked up 20 receiving yards.
Trinity is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Nelson and Trinity will take on Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 17.87
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
