3A Mid-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!
Nytavis Powell Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Montgomery Central's Nytavis Powell, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Powell rushed for 184 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Montgomery Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Powell and Montgomery Central will take on Central Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.22
Kaison Phillips Goes Supernova in Ledford Loss
While Kaison Phillips delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Ledford. Despite the loss, Phillips was still balling out as he threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Ledford: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Ledford now has a losing record at 3-4. Phillips and Ledford will venture away from home to challenge Oak Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.30
Big Game from Wiley As Ledford Fell 35-28
Keeping Phillips company is Seth Wiley, a fellow Ledford player. He picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
This season, Wiley has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 74 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 29.68
LEE Came Up Big in Asheboro's 56-28 Loss
While QUINCEY LEE delivered a dominant effort on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Asheboro. LEE turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Asheboro is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. LEE and Asheboro will take on North Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.43
Another Game with at Least Six Total Tackles from Bradley Byrd
Bradley Byrd continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 20th-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least six total tackles. He turned in his biggest game of the season, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Byrd is probably looking forward to his next game, a road matchup against Ledford on Friday. Back in October of 2023 (the last time Byrd saw the Panthers), he made 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 24.75
Other Notable Players
- Karson Williams: 116 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.60)
- Daniel Honeycutt: 3 sacks and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 23.25)
- Ja'Mies Collins: 95 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.92)
- Jaden Nelson: 88 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.40)
- Kyle Wagner: 2 sacks and 8 total tackles (Gamescore: 17.75)
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