Week 8 of the 2026 Western North Carolina high school football season is in the rearview mirror.
Here are the top performances from this week.
Jams Skyes, Asheville High: Skyes caught two touchdown passes in a 40-17 win vs. Reynolds.
Kaydan Whiteside, Asheville High: Whiteside caught two touchdown passes in the victory.
Tay Williams, Asheville High: Williams threw five touchdown passes in the win.
Gianluca Frangipane, Asheville School: Frangipane ran for 53 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in a 50-13 win vs. High Point Christian Academy.
Gavin Marsh, Asheville School: Marsh completed nine of 17 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown
in the victory.
Shiloh Mukendi, Asheville School: Mukendi ran for 242 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries in the win.
Zane Cheuvront, Avery County: Cheuvront ran for 145 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries in a 33-7 loss vs. Mountain Heritage.
Jordan Buford, Hendersonville: Buford ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries, and caught two passes for 71 yards in a 56-24 win vs. Owen.
Kealen Jakushev, Hendersonville: Jakushev caught a 41-yard touchdown pass in the win.
Ace Smith, Hendersonville: Smith caught two passes for 44 yards and a touchdown in the victory.
Gianni Thompson, Hendersonville: Thompson caught three passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.
JaRon Ward, Hendersonville: Ward completed 11 of 15 passes for 330 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for 63 yards and a touchdown on four carries. He also broke the school record for most career touchdown passes in the win.
Jaylon Wynn, Hendersonville: Wynn caught two passes for 48 yards and a touchdown in the victory.
Brayden Deyton, Mountain Heritage: Deyton completed three of 11 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 48 yards and two touchdowns on six carries in a 33-7 win vs. Avery County.
Ervine Rodriguez, Mountain Heritage: Rodriguez ran for 148 yards on 20 carries in the victory.
Coni Crawford, Roberson: Crawford caught three passes for 32 yards and a touchdown in a 52-7 win vs. North Buncombe.
Tremayne Durant, Roberson: Durant caught a 47-yard pass in the victory.
Karod Harris, Roberson: Harris completed 10 of 11 passes for 291 yards and five touchdowns, and ran for 39 yards on five carries in the win.
Tristan Thompson-Wynn, Roberson: Thompson-Wynn caught three passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.
Elijah Pruitt, Tuscola: Pruitt forced a fumble and recorded an interception in a 21-0 win vs. Pisgah.
Sam Tratham, Tuscola: Trantham ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries in the win.
Ty Walker, Tuscola: Walker ran for 62 yards on 15 carries and recovered a fumble in the victory.
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: Roberson's Karod Harris throws for 5 TDs to lead Week 8 WNC high school football top performers
