3A/4A Mountain 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!
Ellis Came Up Big in Asheville's 45-15 Victory
Starting off the list is Asheville's Josh Ellis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Ellis rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Asheville's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Ellis and Asheville will host Marvin Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.38
Kyheem Plummer Makes It Two for Asheville
Another Asheville player making an appearance on this list is Kyheem Plummer. He rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
T.C. Roberson had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Plummer it was a similar story. Plummer rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries the last time he and the Rams duked it out back in October of 2023.
Gamescore: 38.08
De?Aijaha ?Milky? Ray Delivers Electric Performance Vs A.C. Reynolds
De?Aijaha ?Milky? Ray's big game helped extend Erwin's winning streak to seven on Friday. A.C. Reynolds had no answer to ?Milky? Ray as he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Erwin's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. ?Milky? Ray and Erwin will welcome Parkwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 26.98
Asheville Gets a Boost from Slydell in 45-15 Victory
Another Asheville player making an appearance on this list is Meek Slydell. He threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns.
This year, Slydell has thrown 15 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 122.7 passing yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 1.71 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 7.86 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 25.10
Erwin Wins Seventh-Straight Thanks to Lawson Reynolds
Lawson Reynolds's big game helped extend Erwin's winning streak to seven on Friday. Reynolds was unstoppable, picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This year, Reynolds has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 90.3 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after nine games last season, he was only averaging 35.11 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 22.53
Other Notable Players
- Caden Ingle: 196 yards passing; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 22.27)
- Jams Skyes: 1 interception and 11 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.13)
- Jayden Holder: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.75)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
