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 Delivers Best Performance of Season
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.
With the victory, Cherryville broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. Heavner and Cherryville will head out to challenge Thomas Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 42.55
Adams Posts Huge Game in 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
Bessemer City found a leader in Jayden Owens as the squad took down East Gaston on Friday. East Gaston had no answer to Owens as he made five total tackles.
For the 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
Enijahe Whitworth Turns in Season-Best Effort
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.
On the year, 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. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 101.88 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.60
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