3A South 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!
Jarlon Drye Goes Supernova in Northwest Cabarrus Victory
Jarlon Drye was instrumental in extending Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Carson had no answer to Drye as he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Drye's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the year, Drye has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 171.9 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Robinson Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to LJ Watson
LJ Watson was instrumental in extending Robinson's winning streak to seven on Friday. Watson did his part (and then some), rushing for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries for the 'W'.
Robinson pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Watson and Robinson will square off against South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.48
Jackson Forrest's big game helped extend Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Carson had no answer to Forrest as he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Forrest is probably looking forward to his next game, a home matchup against Concord on Friday. Forrest picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss) the last time he and the Spiders duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 27.75
While East Rowan might've come up empty on Friday, PJ Butler wasn't going down without a fight. Central Cabarrus had no answer to Butler as he picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Butler didn't just play on offense: he also defended two passes and snagged an interception.
East Rowan is on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Butler and East Rowan will square off against Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.33
Big Game from Irwin As Northwest Cabarrus Won 42-7
Hudson Irwin was instrumental in extending Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Irwin turned in nothing short of a gem, throwing for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
On the year, Irwin has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 122.6 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.30
Other Notable Players
- Brian Rowe: 90 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.33)
- Jon Bissonnette: 85 yards passing; 40 yards rushing (Gamescore: 21.07)
- Jason Black: 87 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.03)
- Bryan Velasquez: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.00)
- Brooks Overcash: 155 yards passing; 29 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.03)
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