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 Dazzles in Northwest Cabarrus Win
Jarlon Drye was instrumental in extending Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Nobody could stop Drye as he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His 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 season, Drye has run in 15 touchdowns while averaging 171.9 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 18.86 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 41.48
Robinson Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to LJ Watson
Robinson picked up their seventh consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to LJ Watson. Watson turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Robinson pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Watson and Robinson will take on South Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.48
Jackson Forrest was instrumental in extending 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).
If history really does repeat itself, Forrest might just drop another big game when he faces off against Concord on Friday. When Forrest last faced the Spiders back in October of 2023, he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
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 also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, defending 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 take on Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 22.33
Irwin Came Up Big in Northwest Cabarrus' 42-7 Victory
Hudson Irwin's big game helped extend Northwest Cabarrus's winning streak to six on Friday. Irwin was dynamite, throwing for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
For 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)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
