3A Central 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 Performance from Dan Mahan Leads Williams over Western Alamance
Williams was led to victory by Dan Mahan, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Mahan threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
If the past is any indication, Mahan could be in store for another big game when he takes on Cedar Ridge on Thursday. Mahan threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score the last time he and the Fighting Red Wolves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 70.52
Tyrek Samuel Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Tyrek Samuel playing the best football he has all season. Samuel rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Samuel must have Cedar Ridge's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Samuel rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown the last time he and the Fighting Red Wolves duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 41.20
Jayden Russo's Rushing Yards a New Career-High
On Friday, Eastern Alamance got the W thanks in part to Jayden Russo playing the best football he has all season. Russo rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
On the year, Russo has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 36.7 rushing yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 39.80
Another Game with at Least One Interceptions from Leontae Turner
On Friday, Williams got the W thanks in part to Leontae Turner playing the best football he has all season. Turner wasn't messing around, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. The matchup was his third straight with one or more interceptions dating back to last season.
For the year, Turner has averaged 6.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 interceptions.
Gamescore: 31.00
Big Game from Brown As Orange Fell 39-22
Rounding off our Top Five is Deandre Brown of Orange. Brown made 18 total tackles.
This season, Brown has averaged 13.4 total tackles per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he was only averaging 7.88 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 25.60
Other Notable Players
- James Newton: 39 yards receiving; 76 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.00)
- Andrews Cruz: 78 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.38)
- Kristopher Rogers: 100 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.38)
- Jarrett Newell: 1 interception (1TD) and 5 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- William Overby: 77 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.20)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
