Grice’s Gems: Here are the top NC high school football performers from Week 10
Here are Grice’s Gems, the top North Carolina high school football performances from Week 10, from The Observer’s Talking Preps show.
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Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville: In a 26-20 win over Hayesville, Adams ran 15 times for 182 yards and three touchdowns. For the season, Adams has run 165 times for 1,065 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Braden Atkinson, Rolesville: Completed 25-of-27 passes for 513 yards and four touchdowns in a 75-27 win over Wake Forest. Running back Devon Thomas, a candidate for Mr. Football, the NC high school football player of the year, ran 22 times for 235 yards and six scores.
Cale Lloyd, Southwest Guilford: In a 33-19 win over Jamestown Ragsale, Lloyd completed eight of 15 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 34 yards per completion.
Turbo Richard, Rock Hill Northwestern: In a 64-31 win over city rival South Pointe, Richard ran 16 times for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Northwestern won its eighth straight game and won a share of a region title.
Markel Summers, Davie County: In a 40-33 win over Parkland, the senior running back carried 37 times for 299 yards and three touchdowns. He caught three passes for 38 yards.
Week 9 Gems
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Bryce Baker, East Forsyth@B2YCEBAKER, @EFHS_Football
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Bryce Baker, East Forsyth: The UNC-bound quarterback was 15-of-20 for 230 yards and five touchdowns in a 52-0 win over Winston-Salem Reynolds.
Gabe Bolivar, Pine Lake Prep: In a 60-44 win over Winston-Salem Carver, Bolivar ran 37 times for 416 yards and six touchdowns. He had two 2-point conversions, scoring 40 total points. That’s the No. 24 rushing performance in NCHSAA history and a school and Iredell County record. Boliver, who has a 4.56 GPA and a 34 ACT, also set new school records for single-season rushing yards (2,029) as well as rushing TDs in a season (23).
Caman Chaplin, West Forsyth: The senior running back ran 37 times for 365 yards and five touchdowns in a 50-42 win over Davie County.
Anthony Hawkins, Hickory Grove: Hawkins set a school-record with 24 carries for 343 yards rushing plus five touchdowns in a 54-28 win over Asheville Christian. Hawkins tied for the 12th most yards in Mecklenburg County history. Hawkins’ 21 rushing TDs this season breaks the school-record he set last season.
Ny’Tavious Huskey, Crest: In a 42-7 win over Forestview, Huskey completed 25-of-31 passes for 375 yards and six touchdowns. For the season, Huskey has thrown for 2,483 yards and 31 touchdowns against just four interceptions.
Christian Rutledge, South View: The running back ran 27 times for 306 yards and three touchdowns in a 62-14 win over Gray’s Creek.
