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!
A Season-Best Effort from Sabin Williams Leads Horn Lake over Hernando
Horn Lake was led to victory by Sabin Williams, who turned in his biggest game of the season 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 victory 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 Has Career-Day on Friday
Sadly, Lenden Fairley posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead DeSoto Central over Oxford on Friday. 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 loss 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.
For the year, Bearden has averaged 10.9 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 3.43 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 29.50
Sean Franklin Delivers Best Performance of Season
DeSoto Central came up short on Friday despite Sean Franklin delivering his best game to date. Franklin wasn't messing around, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss). The matchup was his third straight with five or more total tackles.
This season, 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
Austin Toney Turns in Season-Best Effort
On Friday, DeSoto Central had to settle for second even though Austin Toney put up the best numbers he has all season. Toney picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles. DeSoto Central is undefeated when Toney posts four or more total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the year, 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
