4A Metro 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!
Faizon Brandon Delivers Best Performance of Season
Faizon Brandon produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Grimsley to the win on Friday. Brandon threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Western Guilford had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Brandon it was a similar story. When Brandon last faced the Hornets back in October, he rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Gamescore: 48.30
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Austin Jackson
Austin Jackson continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his 22nd-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least five total tackles. He forced a fumble, made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
The win was the fourth in a row for Northwest Guilford, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. Jackson's next matchup is against Mooresville on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort.
Gamescore: 34.00
Another Game with at Least Two Rushing Touchdowns from Ian Mckinnon
Ian Mckinnon continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his fifth-straight game with at least two rushing touchdowns. He made five total tackles.
Southeast Guilford's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Mckinnon and Southeast Guilford are on the road again on Friday to play Grimsley at 7:30 p.m.
Gamescore: 31.53
Alexander Marsh's Big Game Leads Southeast Guilford over Reagan
Another Southeast Guilford player making an appearance on this list is Alexander Marsh. He rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown.
On the year, Marsh has thrown 10 touchdowns while averaging 111.3 passing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he had six passing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 29.57
Grimsley Wins 11th-Straight Thanks to Khyan Battle
Khyan Battle was instrumental in extending Grimsley's winning streak to 11 on Friday. Battle picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long.
On the year, Battle has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 33.8 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had two receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 25.17
Other Notable Players
- Nathan Cox: 122 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Rakem Hammock: 69 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.38)
- Collyn Shokes: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
- Noah Smith: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.00)
- Mitchell Summers: 42 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 16.80)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
