HS Football: Spotlight performers for week 3

Liberty's Jaxson Workman named Player of the Week

Friday night in Glen Daniel, Liberty had yet to hit the must win stage of the football season when it entertained Greenbrier West, but the Raiders were close.

Coming into the contest with an 0-2 record and a trip to Lindside for a battle with James Monroe lurking, the hometown boys really needed a win.

Jaxson Workman was the difference maker.

Rushing for a career high 232 yards, the sophomore quarterback scored three times to lead Liberty to a 27-14 win over the Cavaliers.

Workman also had arguably the biggest play of the night when he opened the second half with a 73-yard touchdown burst after scoring twice in the first quarter.

The effort this past Friday for Workman came on the heels of a four-touchdown night in an overtime setback to PikeView.

For his performance Friday night, Jaxson Workman is the week three, sportswithrusty.com Player of the Week.

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The other spotlight performances this week were:

Liberty

Isaac Williams tallied 103 yards on 16 carries in the win over Greenbrier West.

Bluefield

Max Simpson completed 20 of his 30 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown to lead the Beavers past James Monroe.

Princeton

Chance Barker threw three touchdown passes to set a new school for career touchdowns with 91.

Brad Mosser scored four touchdowns, three on the ground and one through the air, along with an interception.

Brady Cline had eight tackles and a blocked kick.

James Monroe

Ryan Mann passed for 268 yards and four touchdowns.

Greenbrier East

Grant Burdette had five catches for 124 yards, while A.J. Godfrey carried the ball 26 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns for the Spartans.

Greenbrier West

Ben Butler ran for 102 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury.

Beckley

Gage Burdette had seven total tackles, one for loss and returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown. Burdette also had 88 yards on 21 carries in the win over Parkersburg South.

Nicholas County

Devin Nash had 184 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown and also had a six-yard catch for another score.

Lucas Milam threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more in the win over Shady Spring.

Meadow Bridge

Kaiden Sims rushed for 152 yards on 15 carriers and scored three touchdowns in the win over Wyoming East.

Bow Wykle ran for 89 yards, had two receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown. Wykle also had 21 tackles.

Trip Roles completed 8-10 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns to Trent Roles who had four grabs for 90 yards.

Midland Trail

The Patriots defense recorded their second straight shutout, while quarterback Rayce Dickerson threw three touchdown passes.

Jayden Roop ran for two scores and Gage Johnson had two touchdown catches.

Independence

Brock Green completed 11 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns, while Sylas Nelson rushed for 207 yards on 22 totes and another touchdown..

The Patriots defense pitched a shutout in a road win over Warren Local, Ohio.

Westside

Devin Sanders had 127 yards on 27 carries and scored three touchdowns in a win over Man.

The Renegades defense had five fumble recoveries and two sacks.

Ashton Blankenship had nine tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. Kameron York recorded 12.5 tackles, forced a fumble and had an interception. Jace Repass had seven tackles and two fumble recoveries.