Vote: Who should be the North Carolina high school football Player of the Week? (11/26/2024)

Here are 10 players for your voting consideration

Scotland's Tyjurian White rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Scots to an upset victory over Terry Sanford. / Tyjurian White Instagram

The NCHSAA state playoffs have gone through two rounds and there were plenty of good performances.

SBLive/SI will choose a Player of the Week throughout the season. Here are the 10 nominees for this week.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Zion Burden of Mallard Creek.

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Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Zach Dillworth, Forest Hills

Dillworth was 24-of-34 for 388 yards and 4 touchdowns as Forest Hills went on the road and toppled fourth-seeded Randleman 38-21 in the 2-A playoffs.

Tyjurian White, Scotland

White ran for a career-high 229 yards and scored 3 touchdowns on 30 carries in the Scots’ 38-35 upset victory over Terry Sanford. The 5-foot-9 senior scored on runs of 58, 27 and 15 yards.

DeAndre Nance, Seventy-First

The Falcons’ quarterback threw two touchdown passes and ran for three others in a 56-14 trouncing of Rocky Mount.

Xavier Lewis, Rolesville

Lewis, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound end, made 8 tackles, including 3 for loss, 2 sacks and 6 quarterback hurries as the Rams walloped Pinecrest 45-8.

Jason Arrowood, East Rutherford

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior had 11 tackles, an interception and blocked a field goal attempt as the Cavaliers stunned defending 2-A state champion Reidsville 27-26.

Mitchell Summers, Grimsley

Mitchell had 240 yards and 5 touchdowns on 24 carries in the undefeated Whirlies’ 58-21 thumping of Southeast Guilford.

Brady Stober, Hickory

The Red Tornadoes’ quarterback was nearly perfect in a 42-7 rout of rival Statesville. Stober was 17-of-18 for 209 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Reginald Lancaster, West Craven

Lancaster had two interceptions and caught a 24-yard touchdown pass as the Eagles downed East Duplin 36-20.

Domani Edwards, J.H. Rose

Edwards had 12 tackles, recovered a fumble and caused another as the Rampants beat Southern Nash 28-16 for their second straight major upset.

Ely Hamrick, Crest

The Chargers’ quarterback was 16-of-21 for 265 yards and a touchdown while rushing for a pair of touchdowns in a 35-7 pounding of Oak Grove.