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!
Sabin Williams Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sabin Williams produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Horn Lake to the win on Friday. Williams forced a fumble, made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Horn Lake's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Williams and Horn Lake will take on Lewisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 32.00
Lenden Fairley Sets Career High in Rushing Yards
DeSoto Central came up short on Friday despite Lenden Fairley delivering his best game to date. Fairley rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 58 yards.
DeSoto Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against Hernando at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 29.68
Cable Bearden Delivers Electric Performance Vs Southaven
Cable Bearden continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his seventh-straight game with at least five total tackles. He made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
On the year, Bearden has averaged 10.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 3.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.50
Sean Franklin Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, DeSoto Central had to settle for second even though Sean Franklin put up the best numbers he has all season. Franklin wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). The game was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
On the year, Franklin has averaged 7.3 total tackles per game and for the season has 3 sacks. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.29 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 27.00
A Season-Best Effort from Austin Toney Leads Desoto Central over Oxford
Sadly, Austin Toney posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead DeSoto Central over Oxford on Friday. Toney picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles. He is becoming a predictor of DeSoto Central's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
This season, Toney has averaged 4.7 total tackles per game and for the season has 6 sacks.
Gamescore: 25.50
Other Notable Players
- Floyd Sinegal: 110 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 23.20)
- Lucas Edwards: 79 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 29 yards receiving (Gamescore: 23.18)
- Bryant Mix: 18 total tackles (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Courtney Battle: 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.50)
- DJ Longino: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.00)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
