The Starting 11: The top players from week 12 of the high school football season

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

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

The Starting 11: week 11

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

Holton Ahlers, D.H. Conley (8): East Carolina recruit completed 26 of 36 passes for 555 yards and nine touchdowns (tying the NCHSAA record) with no interceptions; ran 12 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

Ezekiel Best, Eastern Wayne (2): Completed 17 of 36 passes for 361 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions; ran 10 times for 29 yards and one touchdown.

Vinny Burlingame, Apex Friendship (1): Intercepted three passes, including one returned for touchdown.

Ben Harris, J.H. Rose (2): Caught 10 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns.

Grant Jarman, J.H. Rose (2): Completed 25 of 33 passes for 421 yards and five touchdowns with one interception; ran for one touchdown.

C.J. Johnson, D.H. Conley (3): Caught 13 passes for 288 yards and four touchdowns.

Zonovan Knight, Southern Nash (2): Ran seven times for 252 yards and four touchdowns.

Nolan McLean, Garner (3): Completed 16 of 25 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions; ran five times for two yards and one touchdown.

Marcus Rouse, Eastern Wayne (1): Caught 11 passes for 261 yards and five touchdowns.

Willie Taylor, Green Hope (1): Completed 9 of 17 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions; ran five times for 43 yards and three touchdowns.

Chris Twitty, Millbrook (1): Ran 29 times for 268 yards and three touchdowns.

This story was originally published November 9, 2017 at 10:29 AM with the headline "The Starting 11: The top players from week 12 of the high school football season."