252’s Leading Passers After Week One

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week one is in the books and some teams pulled off big wins, others finished games how they expected, and some teams need to get back to the drawing board. That said, we want to highlight the leading passers for the week in the area. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1855258"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8b4cc9e7dcd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Rowland went 18/25 for 242 yards and three touchdowns to just on interception in his season opener on the road against North Wake, with his longest completion of the game being a 41-yard pass to Tight End Dylan Parks. He found slot receiver JoJo Arrington 8 times for 84 yards and a touchdown, RJ Dupree 3 times for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Dylan Parks 5 times for 73 yards. He also led the team in rushing, with 69 yards on the ground. While they did not get the win, look for Rowland and company to bounce back this week against TMSA for the first home game since 2018. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1854319"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8b55c4c03b0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">In his final season at Northeastern, Ishman opened the year with 188 yards passing and 4 touchdowns through the air, while completing passes to five different receivers. Fellow seniors Aaron Crutch (56 yards) and [player_tooltip player_id='2255998' first='Ayden' last='Holley'] (53 yards) helped pave the way for the performance by Ishman, and the win, as they blanked Bertie 66-0. We'll see if they can continue the dominance against a strong D.H. Conley program on the road this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2142467"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8b55c4c042c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Battle was nearly perfect in his game, completing 7/8 passes, with his lone incompletion being an interception. He threw for 176 yards and 1 touchdown in the game, while going toe-to-toe with a defending state champion program. His leading receiver was Kemori Sharpe, with three catches for 99 yards. Look for a bounce back game this week, as Battle leads the Gryphons on the road against an East Wake team that won their first game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2055654"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a8b55c4c04c7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The sophomore went for 103 yards on 16/27 and one touchdown in the season-opening win against West Craven on the road. He also led the team in rushing yards with 44. His favorite target in the game was fellow sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1909457' first='Lloyd' last='Jones'], who had 5 catches for 31 yards. He also found Jeffrey Jones 3 times for 28 yards. We will see if that performance continues at home this Friday vs New Bern.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->