NC State 2019 Football Commits Week 5 Report

This past weekend marked the fifth week of high school football. Before Week 6 gets fully under way tonight, here’s a breakdown of how NC State’s 2019 commits did last week.

4-star Defensive Tackle CJ Clark and the North Stanly Comets fell to the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans 24-28. Clark had 8 tackles and 1 sack in the loss. North Stanly is now 2-2 in 2018. Through 4 games, Clark has 36 tackles, including 27 solo, a sack, and three quarterback hurries.

4-star Safety Khalid Martin and the East Forsyth High School Eagles (4-0) shut out a team in a major way for the 2nd straight week, this time blanking the Carver Yellow Jackets 60-0. Martin had one tackle in the game, and returned a punt for a touchdown. Through 4 games Martin has 26 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 interception.

3-star Running Back Jamious Griffin and the Rome Wolves improved to 4-0, beating the Carrollton Trojans 65-51 in a high scoring affair. Griffin rushed for over 200+ yards for the second week in a row, rushing 28 times for 285 yards and 4 touchdowns. Through 4 games, Griffin has rushed for 870 yards (10.7 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns. He also has 6 receptions for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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3-star Linebacker Drake Thomas and the Heritage Huskies (4-1) won their third straight game, demolishing the Jordan Falcons 57-13.  Thomas had 6 tackles in the contest, and also rushed the ball twice for 18 yards and a touchdown. On the year, Thomas has 47 tackles, and also has picked up a touchdown in all 5 games. He has rushed the ball 13 times for 108 yards and 5 touchdowns.

3-star Offensive Guard Timothy McKay and the Wakefield Wolverines (2-3) crushed the Southern Durham Spartans 61-7.

3-star Linebacker Jaylon Scott and the Shelby Golden Lions (2-3) snapped a 3-game losing streak, beating the Kings Mountain Mountaineers 28-23. Scott had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass deflection.

3-star Offensive Guard Ikem Ekwonu and the Providence Day Chargers (1-3) picked up their 1st win of the season, waxing the Hickory Hawks 51-0.

3-star Center Dylan McMahon and the Savannah Christian Raiders (3-1) won their 3rd straight game, shutting out the Wheeler County Bulldogs 51-0. On the defensive side of the ball, McMahon had 6 tackles and 1 sack, and has 22 tackles on the season.

3-star Cornerback Jalen Frazier (4-0) and the Hough Huskies are still undefeated, handling the Ardrey Kell Knights 38-6. Frazier had 3 tackles and an interception, and has 19 tackles through 4 games.

3-star Defensive End Terrell Dawkins and the Cox Mill Chargers (3-3) have lost two straight, and lost last week to the North Mecklenberg Vikings 43-24.

3-star Wide Receiver Keyon Lesane and the Butler Bulldogs beat the Providence Panthers 42-21 to improve to 2-2 on the season.

3-star Safety Jakeen Harris and the Benedictine Cadets thrashed the Groves Rebels 64-0, to improve to 2-1. Harris had 2 tackles, 1 pass deflection and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he also had 2 receptions for 80 yards, and they both went for touchdowns. Through 3 games, Harris has 29 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he has 7 receptions for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns.

3-star Tight End Kam Walker and the Pisgah Bears (4-1) lost their first game of the season, going down hard to the Greenville Green Devils 7-41.