3A Quad County 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 Effort from Jayden Evans Leads West Johnston over Smithfield-Selma
West Johnston was led to victory by Jayden Evans, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Evans wasn't messing around, forcing a fumble and making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. The match was his third straight with nine or more total tackles dating back to last season.
The victory was the third in a row for West Johnston, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Evans will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on C.B. Aycock on Thursday.
Gamescore: 31.00
Langston Came Up Big in South Johnston's 42-20 Win
Holt Langston was a major factor in South Johnston's victory over Southern Wayne on Friday. Langston was unstoppable, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
South Johnston now has a winning record of 4-3. They and Hunt are set to duel on Friday.
Gamescore: 30.40
Jerimiah Peart Goes Supernova in Fike Loss
While Fike might've come up empty on Friday, Jerimiah Peart wasn't going down without a fight. Peart turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Fike moved to 4-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Peart and Fike will head out to challenge East Wake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.68
Jamari Giles Turns in Another Game with at Least Seven Total Tackles
Jamari Giles continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his ninth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least seven total tackles. He picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
For the season, Giles has averaged 11.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 4 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 2.57 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 28.50
Grantham Posts Huge Game in 32-12 Victory
Antwain Grantham continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 14th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win for C.B. Aycock keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. Grantham and C.B. Aycock will be playing at home against West Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 27.50
Other Notable Players
- Caleb Frederick: 49 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 45 yards receiving (Gamescore: 24.55)
- Kaden Trotter: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Brandon Batts: 2 interception, 3 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Donovan Willis: 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Jameson Jones: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.25)
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