2A Neuse 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!
Kaleb Pone's Big Game Leads North Johnston over Beddingfield
Starting off the list is North Johnston's Kaleb Pone, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pone rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards.
The win was the fourth in a row for North Johnston, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Goldsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 65.90
Izeiah Oates Delivers Best Performance of Season
Eastern Wayne was led to victory by Izeiah Oates, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Oates threw for 145 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, 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 passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Spring Creek had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Oates it was a similar story. Oates threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 56 yards the last time he and the Gators duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 46.92
Traquin Watson put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in September of 2023 on Friday. He forced a fumble and made eight total tackles. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Beddingfield's probably not too fond of Watson given he always seems to get the better of them. Watson picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss) the last time he and the Bruins duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 43.57
Underclassman Teo Mcphatter Major Player in Princeton Victory
While it always takes a team to win, one person punching above their weight class on Friday was Teo Mcphatter. Goldsboro had no answer to Mcphatter as he rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Mcphatter has averaged 18.3 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 43.10
A Constellation of Stars for North Johnston
Another North Johnston player making an appearance on this list is Eli Willard. He picked up 14 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For the season, Willard has caught 3 touchdowns while averaging 34.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.65
Other Notable Players
- Sam Finch: 137 yards passing; 28 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.53)
- Austin Lewallen: 96 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.60)
- Kadyn Haire: 74 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 16.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
