Week 3 of the 2026 North Carolina high school football season is finished.
Here is a list of top performers from this week.
Leslie Otis, Asheville Christian Academy: Otis ran for 264 yards and three touchdowns
and completed nine of 30 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown in a 68-42 loss vs. Avery County.
Hubert Licours, Asheville School:
Licours caught three passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns in a 62-31 win vs. R-S Central.Gavin Marsh, Asheville School: Marsh completed nine of 14 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns with an interception in the win.
Shiloh Mukendi, Asheville School: Mukendi ran for 343 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries and intercepted a pass in the win.
Isiah Wallace, Asheville School: Wallace intercepted two passes in the victory.
Zane Cheuvront, Avery County: Cheuvront ran for 340 yards and five touchdowns on 26 carries in a 68-42 win vs. Asheville Christian Academy.
Hudson Manis, Avery County: Manis ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and completed six of 12 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Kolton Wise, Avery County: Wise ran for 22 yards and two touchdowns on two carries and caught three passes for 44 yards in the win.
Dillon Beam, Cherokee: Beam ran in the game-winning two-point conversion to seal a 28-27 win vs. Choctaw Central (Miss.) in overtime.
Mak Anderson, Christ School: Anderson completed a game-winning 33-yard touchdown pass to seal a 42-41 win over Harrells Christian Academy.
Jason Dorel Onana, Christ School: Dorel Onana caught the game-winning 33-yard touchdown pass in the win.
Dre'Shun Smith, Christ School: Smith returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and caught a pass for a 25-yard touchdown in the win.
Levi Richards, Enka: Richards intercepted a pass and returned it for a 39-yard touchdown in a 26-21 win vs. Pisgah.
Jackson Banks, Mountain Heritage: Banks caught a 34-yard touchdown pass in a 14-11 win vs. Robbinsville.
Brayden Deyton, Mountain Heritage: Deyton rushed for 105 yards on 17 carries and completed 2-of-4 four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Ervine Rodriguez, Mountain Heritage: Rodriguez ran for 100 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the win.
Liam Curtis, North Buncombe: Curtis ran for 63 yards and a touchdown on seven carries.
Kyngston Denson, North Buncombe: Denson ran for 187 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries in the win.
Collier Laughinghouse, North Buncombe: Laughinghouse ran for 68 yards and a touchdown on five carries.
Ryan Rife, Pisgah: Rife caught four passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-21 loss vs. Enka.
Jaxon Swanger, Pisgah: Swanger threw 76- and 40-yard touchdown passes.
Rylee Smith, Smoky Mountain: Smith ran for four touchdowns in a 43-0 win vs. Forestview.
Zachary Huber is a high school sports reporter for the Hendersonville Times-News. Email him at zhuber@gannett.com or follow him on X @zacharyahuber.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: WNC Week 3 football top performers, including 300-yard rushing performance
