3A/4A Sandhills 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!
Dontrell Mims Delivers Best Effort of Season
On Friday, Hoke County got the W thanks in part to Dontrell Mims playing the best football he has all season. Mims picked up 5.5 sacks and made ten total tackles.
With the victory, Hoke County broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. Mims will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Union Pines on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.50
Zymire Spencer Dazzles in Pinecrest Win
Zymire Spencer continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least 127 rushing yards. He rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 87 yards.
Lee County had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Spencer it was a similar story. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Spencer saw the Yellow Jackets), he rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry.
Gamescore: 38.85
Chris Najm Makes It Two for Pinecrest
Another Pinecrest player making an appearance on this list is Chris Najm. He rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries.
For the season, Najm has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 98.3 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had five rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 37.20
Sims Made His Presence Known in Southern Lee's 20-14 Loss
Southern Lee was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Robert Sims did his best to prevent it. Sims was dynamite, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Southern Lee is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. Sims and Southern Lee will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Union Pines at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
Gamescore: 31.48
Other Notable Players
- Mike Blanks: 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 25.65)
- Rahshaun Brown: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.48)
- Terande Spencer: 2 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 23.00)
- Dylan Benedict: 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Raheem Neilly: 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 10 total tackles (0.5 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
