Here are the NC high school football players of the week after two weeks of the playoffs
Here are the N.C. high school football players of the week from the second round of the high school football playoffs.
Due to a Tropical Storm, games were held Thursday-Saturday last week.
Each week, the picks are announced on “Talking Preps,” the streaming show for The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer.
Patrick Blee, South Point: Freshman QB was 4-for-6 passing for 86 yards and two touchdowns in a 74-41 win against reigning 3A state champ Dudley on Friday. He ran 17 times for 198 yards and three touchdowns. For the season, Blee has thrown for 525 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for 1,303 and 17 scores.
Ty Broughton, Millbrook: Caught seven passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in a 42-30 come-from-behind win against the 4A state champions from Cardinal Gibbons. Millbrook outscored Gibbons 28-3 in the fourth quarter. Gibbons slowed down star receiver Nathan Leacock (6 catches, 72 yards) and Broughton had a big night, averaging 21.1 yards per catch from QB Mason Fortune (23-37, 363 yards, 3 TDs).
Christian Perris, Princeton: 5-11, 170-pound senior ran 30 times for 401 yards and five touchdowns in a 71-34 win over Heide Trask. That’s a top 40 public school rushing performance in state history.
Hudsun Stalun, Pine Lake Prep: In a 48-13 loss to Salisbury, Stalun had 21 solo tackles and 11 assists. Those 32 tackles, included 3.5 for a loss, one forced fumble, one pass defense and two QB hurries. He set three school records in the same game: most tackles in a game (32), most tackles in a season (138) and most tackles in a career (385).
JyMikaah Wells, Salisbury: In a 48-13 win against Pine Lake Prep, Wells ran 25 times for 172 yards and five touchdowns. He now has 1,918 yards rushing for the season and 5,360 for his career. His career yardage ranks third in Rowan County history. He set a new school single-season rushing mark last week, breaking a 12-year-old record of 1,780 set by Romar Morris. His 34 touchdowns this season breaks a 10-year-old school record of 33 set by Justin Ruffin.
