3A/4A All-American 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!
Latrell Carter Earns League's Top Spot
Starting off the list is Pine Forest's Latrell Carter, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Carter rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 51 yards.
Pine Forest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Carter and Pine Forest will face off against Triton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 51.07
Terry Sanford Gets a Boost from Whittington in 42-0 Victory
Isaiah Whittington's big game helped extend Terry Sanford's winning streak to four on Friday. Whittington was dynamite, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
This year, Whittington has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 38.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.28
Jaidon Moore's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
Jaidon Moore posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This year, Moore has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 151.3 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 14.43 passer rating per game. This year he is averaging 101.63 passer rating.
Gamescore: 28.27
Logan Kelly Dazzles in Overhills Loss
Overhills had to settle for second on Friday, but Logan Kelly sure wasn't going down easily. Kelly was unstoppable, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Overhills is 2-1 when Kelly posts four or more total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Overhills' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. Kelly and Overhills will square off against Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 28.25
O'brian Ward Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is O'Brian Ward of Triton. Ward rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
For the year, Ward has run in 2 touchdowns while averaging 35.3 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 25.48
Other Notable Players
- Jaylen Gurley: 3 sacks and 7 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.50)
- Kamari Lofton: 2 sacks and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.35)
- Devin Walker: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Jacob Moore: 141 yards passing; 44 yards rushing (Gamescore: 19.50)
- Mahkija Latiker: 2 sacks, 5 total tackles, and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 19.50)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
