High School Sports

The Starting 11: the top players from week 2 of the high school football season

By J. Mike Blake
Daylan Felton (22) of Northern moves the ball against Alex Gravitt (26), Nick Jimenez (12) and Nick Harris (10) of Person. The Northern Knights played the Person Rockets in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, August 26 2017.
Daylan Felton (22) of Northern moves the ball against Alex Gravitt (26), Nick Jimenez (12) and Nick Harris (10) of Person. The Northern Knights played the Person Rockets in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, August 26 2017. Fabian Radulescu newsobserver.com

Each week, we honor the top 11 high school football performances from around the Triangle and Eastern N.C.

Nominations are appreciated. Email mblake@newsobserver.com with nominations and send full box scores to hssports@newsobserver.com.

The Starting 11

Number in parentheses notes how many times the player has made The Starting 11 this year.

Holton Ahlers, D.H. Conley (2): East Carolina recruit completed 24 of 34 passes for 369 yards and 5 touchdowns, ran for 47 yards and one touchdown on 8 carries.

Tyson Dew, Cleveland (1): Ran 36 times for 206 yards for 2 touchdowns.

Daylan Felton, Northern Durham (1): Ran 20 times for 92 yards and 1 touchdown; caught 6 passes for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Daylan Felton (22) of Northern catches a long pass from his teammate Brycen Jackson to score a touchdown against the pursuit of Nick Jimenez (12) of Person. The Northern Knights played the Person Rockets in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, August 26 2017.
Daylan Felton (22) of Northern catches a long pass from his teammate Brycen Jackson to score a touchdown against the pursuit of Nick Jimenez (12) of Person. The Northern Knights played the Person Rockets in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, August 26 2017. Fabian Radulescu newsobserver.com

O.J. Flowers, Athens Drive (1): Ran 13 times for 189 yards and 1 touchdown; caught 5 passes for 127 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Devin Grant, Heritage (1): Caught 4 passes for 104 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Fred Harris, Person (1): Ran 25 times for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Fred Harris (5) of Person carries the ball against a tackle from Anthony Freeman (45) of Northern. The Northern Knights played the Person Rockets in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, August 26 2017.
Fred Harris (5) of Person carries the ball against a tackle from Anthony Freeman (45) of Northern. The Northern Knights played the Person Rockets in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, August 26 2017. Fabian Radulescu newsobserver.com

Cornell Hendrick, Warren County (1): Intercepted 3 passes, caught 2 passes for 15 yards and ran 5 times for 44 yards and 1 touchdown.

Jacob Kelley, Apex Friendship (1): Ran 11 times for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns; caught 2 passes for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Ricky Person, Heritage (2): Ran 26 times for 253 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Heritage's Ricky Person (3) breaks loose for a 63 yard touchdown run with 3:35 left in the game to the Huskies up 40-27. Coverage from Heritage Huskies and the Middle Creek Mustangs played in Apex, N.C. on Friday, August 25, 2017. Heritage defeated Middle Creek 47-27.
Heritage's Ricky Person (3) breaks loose for a 63 yard touchdown run with 3:35 left in the game to the Huskies up 40-27. Coverage from Heritage Huskies and the Middle Creek Mustangs played in Apex, N.C. on Friday, August 25, 2017. Heritage defeated Middle Creek 47-27. Dean Strickland

Alexander Roberts, Pinecrest (1): Caught 3 passes for 178 yards for 3 touchdowns.

Josh Rhoads, St. David’s (1): Caught 6 passes for 219 yards and 4 touchdowns.

This story was originally published August 29, 2017 at 5:10 PM with the headline "The Starting 11: the top players from week 2 of the high school football season."

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