7A Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Jamarion Pegues Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Oxford's Jamarion Pegues, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Pegues rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average rushing yardage north of 100 yards per game (121.7). Those 190 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
With the victory, Oxford broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4. Pegues and Oxford will head out to take on DeSoto Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 37.60
Desoto Central Gets a Boost from Perry in 35-21 Victory
Eric Perry was a major factor in DeSoto Central's win over Southaven on Friday. Perry was unstoppable, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
If the past is any indication, Perry could be in store for another big game when he takes on Oxford on Friday. When Perry last faced the Chargers back in October of 2023, he rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Gamescore: 32.50
A Season-Best Performance from Drew Dean Leads Oxford over Horn Lake
On Friday, Oxford got the W thanks in part to Drew Dean playing the best football he has all season. Dean threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Dean has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 120.8 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 31.20
Jason Edwards Jr Turns in Season-Best Effort
Horn Lake came up short on Friday despite Jason Edwards Jr delivering his best game to date. Edwards Jr threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards.
With the loss, Horn Lake broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. Edwards Jr and Horn Lake will face off against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.13
Lenden Fairley Has Career-Day on Friday
DeSoto Central was led to victory by Lenden Fairley, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Fairley rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
For the season, Fairley has run in 5 touchdowns while averaging 85.8 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after five games last season, he had one rushing touchdown.
Gamescore: 24.40
Other Notable Players
- Rivers Robertson: 0.5 sacks and 16 total tackles (Gamescore: 22.25)
- DJ Longino: 9 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- Braylon King: 91 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 21.35)
- Trey Wallace: 2 interception and 5 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
- Kingston Gregory: 67 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 20.87)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
