1A Northwest 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 Effort from Kinston Crater Leads Starmount over Carrboro
Starmount was led to victory by Kinston Crater, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Crater rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The performance marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in November of 2023.
The victory made it two in a row for Starmount and bumps their season record up to 6-1. Crater and Starmount have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome East Wilkes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 31.28
Collins Made His Presence Known in Starmount's 55-6 Win
Keeping Crater company is Luke Collins, a fellow Starmount player. He threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
On the season, Collins has thrown 17 touchdowns while averaging 153.3 passing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had seven passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 30.03
Blackburn Posts Huge Game in 15-10 Win
East Wilkes found a leader in Phoenix Blackburn as the team took down Elkin on Friday. Blackburn turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns.
East Wilkes' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Blackburn will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Starmount on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.58
Colt Stowe Makes It Two for East Wilkes
Keeping Blackburn company is Colt Stowe, a fellow East Wilkes player. He rushed for 77 yards on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
This year, Stowe has averaged 63.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 20.65
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