4A Central 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!
A Season-Best Performance from Riley Horton Leads West Forsyth over Davie
On Friday, West Forsyth got the W thanks in part to Riley Horton playing the best football he has all season. Horton threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards on only eight carries. The effort marked the most rushing yards he has had since back in August.
The victory was the fourth in a row for West Forsyth, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Horton will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against R.J. Reynolds on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.43
Darell Paige Makes It Two for West Forsyth
Another West Forsyth player making an appearance on this list is Darell Paige. He wasn't messing around on Friday, picking up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. The matchup was his third straight with two or more rushing touchdowns.
For the season, Paige has caught those 2 touchdowns while averaging 21.6 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he had one rushing touchdown. This year he is already up to eight.
Gamescore: 36.15
Zion Thompson Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Mount Tabor got the W thanks in part to Zion Thompson playing the best football he has all season. Thompson rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Thompson is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Reagan on Thursday. Thompson rushed for 167 yards while picking up 9.3 yards per carry the last time he and the Raiders duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 35.97
Bryce Baker's Big Game Leads East Forsyth over R.J. Reynolds
Bryce Baker was instrumental in extending East Forsyth's winning streak to eight on Friday. Baker was dynamite, throwing for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
If history really does repeat itself, Baker might just drop another big game when he faces off against Glenn on Thursday. Baker threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground the last time he and the Bobcats duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 34.35
CJ Blevins Has Career-Day on Friday
West Forsyth was led to victory by CJ Blevins, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Blevins rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he has now rushed for 100 or more in the last three games he's played.
For the year, Blevins has averaged 17.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 33.68
Other Notable Players
- Jaylen Coakley: 3 sacks, 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 32.50)
- Hunter Cruise: 91 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 45 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 30.12)
- King Kalama: 2 sacks, 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 28.50)
- Snook Peterkin: 30 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 28.30)
- Jaylin Murry: 57 yards rushing; 76 yards receiving (Gamescore: 28.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
