3A Central 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 Performance from Tyrek Samuel Leads Eastern Alamance over Cedar Ridge
Tyrek Samuel produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Eastern Alamance to the win on Friday. Samuel rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Cedar Ridge's probably not too fond of Samuel given he always seems to get the better of them. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Samuel saw the Fighting Red Wolves), he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Gamescore: 41.20
Jayden Russo's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Jayden Russo playing the best football he has all season. Russo rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
For the year, Russo has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.80
James Newton Delivers Electric Performance Vs Williams
While Western Alamance might've come up empty on Friday, James Newton wasn't going down without a fight. Newton was dynamite, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards.
Newton might have his next game, a road matchup with Cedar Ridge, circled on his calendar. When Newton last faced the Fighting Red Wolves back in October of 2023, he rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.00
Jordan Hall Makes It Two for Western Alamance
Keeping Newton company is Jordan Hall, a fellow Western Alamance player. He rushed for 100 yards on only 12 carries. He has become a key player for Western Alamance: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This year, Hall has averaged 68.7 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 15.20
Eastern Alamance's Losing Streak Is No More Thanks to Taraji Rogers
Eastern Alamance's seven-game losing streak dating back to last season is now nothing but a memory thanks in part to Taraji Rogers. Nobody could stop Rogers on Friday as he picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Rogers has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 33.6 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging four receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 12.77
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
