3A Region 7 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!
Royale Shelvy's Big Game Leads Jefferson County over Franklin County
Starting off the list is Jefferson County's Royale Shelvy, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Shelvy threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 55 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Jefferson County, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. Shelvy and Jefferson County will take on South Pike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.17
Wesson Wins Sixth-Straight Thanks to Cole Gipson
Cole Gipson's big game helped extend Wesson's winning streak to six on Friday. Gipson was unstoppable, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 80 yards and three touchdowns.
Wesson pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Gipson and Wesson will welcome Franklin County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 33.83
A Season-Best Effort from Jamari Tenner Leads Jefferson County over Franklin County
Jamari Tenner produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Jefferson County to the win on Friday. Tenner rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. Jefferson County is undefeated when Tenner posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Tenner and Jefferson County will welcome South Pike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The game will pit Tenner up against the Eagles' star RB Douglas Wansley. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 32.07
Laiken Thomas and Co. Win Sixth in a Row
Laiken Thomas was instrumental in extending Wesson's winning streak to six on Friday. Port Gibson had no answer to Thomas as he picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This season, Thomas has averaged 5.5 total tackles per game and for the season has 5 interceptions.
Gamescore: 26.82
A Constellation of Stars for Jefferson County
Another Jefferson County player making an appearance on this list is De?nthony Miller. He made three total tackles and defended three passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended three passes.
Gamescore: 26.20
Other Notable Players
- Douglas Wansley: 67 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 23.80)
- Cj Jackson: 107 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 22.95)
- Jaekwon Collins: 1 sack and 10 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.45)
- Jayvon Jackson: 64 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 17.60)
- Jermall Williams: 1 sack and 8 total tackles (1.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
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