1A Region 7 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Mashawn Leflore Dazzles in Leake County Win
Starting off the list is Leake County's Mashawn Leflore, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Leflore rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Leake County is undefeated when Leflore posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
The win (which was Leake County's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. Leflore and Leake County will venture away from home to square off against Stringer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 46.08
A Season-Best Performance from Carnez Thomas Leads Leake County over Mount Olive
On Thursday, Leake County got the W thanks in part to Carnez Thomas playing the best football he has all season. Thomas threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
For the season, Thomas has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 121.1 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 32.90
Jamarious Moore Delivers Best Performance of Season
Jamarious Moore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Leake County to the win on Thursday. Moore picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 97 yards.
On the year, Moore has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 67.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 43.38 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.73
While Mount Olive might've come up empty on Thursday, Gregory Jackson wasn't going down without a fight. Jackson was unstoppable, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards.
Mount Olive is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7. Jackson and Mount Olive will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 24.92
Peyton Keyes Makes It Two for Mount Olive
Another Mount Olive player making an appearance on this list is Peyton Keyes. He rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
This season, Keyes has run in 3 touchdowns while averaging 53.3 rushing yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 5.14 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 19.78
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