6A Region 2 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!
Neshoba Central Gets a Boost from Gaddis in 19-14 Victory
Starting off the list is Neshoba Central's Mekhi Gaddis, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Gaddis rushed for 295 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Neshoba Central is 2-1 when Gaddis posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
On the year, Gaddis has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 151.5 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 57.87
Marvin Moore Delivers Electric Performance Vs Ridgeland
Marvin Moore's rushing tear continued on Friday as he dropped his seventh-straight game with 103+ rushing yards. He rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry.
For the year, Moore has run in 17 touchdowns while averaging 158.5 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after eight games last season, he had four rushing touchdowns.
Gamescore: 56.00
A Season-Best Effort from Jacob Jordan Leads Ridgeland over Callaway
On Friday, Ridgeland got the W thanks in part to Jacob Jordan playing the best football he has all season. Jordan picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Ridgeland moved to 4-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Jordan and Ridgeland will square off against Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 27.75
Jaylen Johnson Makes It Two for Ridgeland
The second Ridgeland player making an appearance here is Jaylen Johnson, and for good reason. He made a tackle.
Gamescore: 20.87
Other Notable Players
- Larry Reynolds: 1 sack and 6 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Jordan Wright: 10 total tackles (5.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.75)
- Will Huffman: 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 19.25)
- Ronnie Blossom: 1 sack and 5 total tackles (4.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 18.75)
- Master McNeil: 8 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and 1 forced fumble (Gamescore: 18.50)
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