From The Sidelines: North Point vs Timberland Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In and exciting game for fans of offense, the Timberland Wolves and North Point Grizzles scored a combined 116 points, with Timberland setting a new school record with 70 points in a game. The back and forth up and down the field was fun to watch. Here is a look at some of the top performers on the night as Timberland came out on top 70-46 over North Point. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TIMBERLAND</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1251169' first='Tavren' last='Williams'] QB 2027<br>- Williams transferred from North Point to Timberland in the offseason, so there was a lot on the line in this game for him, including hearing some negative talk before the game from some former schoolmates. Tavren said he ignored that and just played his game, which was a combination of pinpoint throws and scrambling with the ball to advance his teams offense down the field to score a school record 70 points. He finished the game 8 of 15 for 286 and 8 carries for 26 yards with 3 rushing touchdowns and a passing one</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kalvin Smith Jr,</strong> RB 2028<br>- Off to a good junior season, the speedy Smith continued with his impressive play in 2026 rushing 10 carries for 105 yards and a three touchdowns. KJ runs hard and uses a combination of good vision and burst to find and hit the hole and then turn on an extra gear. He looks like a complete back that can also catch the ball well. He's hard to catch in the open field and ripped off a nice 64-yard run where he wasn't touched. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ayden Jackson</strong> RB 2030<br>- A freshman running back that you'll be hearing a lot about for the next three years is the speedy and elusive Jackson. While he lack ideal size at his young age, he runs like a 200 pound back between the tackles, but he is at his best in space, and has the speed to burn opposing defenses as he did several times on the run and on a big 66 yard catch where he got behind the defense and took the ball down to the 1-yard line. He's fun to watch play. Ayden finished the game with 2 carries for 82 yards for two touchdowns and 1 receptions 65</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaylen Motley</strong> LB 2028<br>- While it might be hard to point to a lot of defense in a game where 116 points are score, Motley definitely caught my eye as I saw him make play after play, and heard his name and number called more than most. He is a physical linebacker with good size at 6'0" 215 who made plays and finished the game with 16 total tackles. He is quicjk and had pretty good speed. Jaylen is a player to watch for over the next year as he is just a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH POINT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1923610' first='Alex' last='Graham'] QB 2027<br>- A player who left it all out on the field was Graham. Switched to QB from WR after the transfer of Williams, Graham has really stepped up and done the job. It make me wonder what he could do if he had been playing it for the Grizzlies the entire time. He made play after play and had a massive game finishing 23 of 36 for 458 yards and 4 touchdowns, He also ran for 65 yards and 2 more touchdowns. A definite stat monster for the 5th week of Missouri football.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2225986' first='Jayden' last='Flores'] WR 2027 <br>- A player who should be answer the call from D1 schools looking for a speedy, playmaking receiver is the talented Flores. His play with him connecting with Graham to answer Timberland scores kept the Grizzlies with in reach until he was hurt. Still, he showed great pass catching ability, quickness and speed to avoid tacklers and jet to the endzone a few times. He had 5 catches for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1326743' first='Jeremiah' last='Mozee'] WR 2027<br>- Another senior receiver who has a bright college future given the opportunity is the equally fast playmaker Mozee. He and Flores we tough for the Wolves defensive backs to stop most of the game. Jeremiah has been an impressive prospect on my radar for the past three years but has had some setbacks that have prevented him from being a known name as he should be. Great hands, speed and picks up yards after the catch. Finished with 7 catches for 164.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->