1A/2A Central Carolina 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 Effort from Rahzel Ewart Leads Lexington over North Rowan
Rahzel Ewart produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lexington to the win on Friday. Ewart picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles.
Lexington pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Ewart and Lexington will take on Thomasville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.20
Aaron Journigan Has Career-Day on Friday
Aaron Journigan produced his most outstanding game to date while leading West Davidson to the win on Friday. Journigan rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Journigan and West Davidson will face off against East Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The contest will pit Journigan up against the Golden Eagles' star RB Jett Marcolivio. Will the game be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 44.50
Jeremiah Alford's Big Game Can't Quite Lead North Rowan over Lexington
North Rowan had to settle for second on Friday, but Jeremiah Alford sure wasn't going down easily. Alford turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Alford will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Salisbury on Friday. The game will pit Alford up against the Hornets' star signal caller Hank Webb. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 43.57
Evan Everhart Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
Evan Everhart posted a new career-high in rushing yards on Friday. He rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown.
On the season, Everhart has averaged 7 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions.
Gamescore: 40.30
Naquel Wood Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Lexington got the W thanks in part to Naquel Wood playing the best football he has all season. Wood rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards.
On the year, Wood has averaged 47.6 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 38.17
Other Notable Players
- Jaylen Henderson: 207 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 29.90)
- Kaedyn Thomas-Hearst: 1 sack and 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.50)
- Emari Russell: 96 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.22)
- Zakhi White: 1 sack and 7 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.50)
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