6A Region 1 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!
Jarcoby Hopson Turns in Season-Best Effort
Jarcoby Hopson produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Lake Cormorant to the win on Thursday. Hopson wasn't messing around, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss). The contest was his fifth straight with six or more total tackles. He has become a key player for Lake Cormorant: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 3-4 otherwise.
Lake Cormorant pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Hopson and Lake Cormorant will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Neshoba Central at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 27.00
South Panola was sadly handed a loss on Thursday, but Anderrious Flowers did his best to prevent it. Flowers was dynamite, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 45 receiving yards.
South Panola's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. Flowers and South Panola will play host again on Friday to welcome Ridgeland, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 24.92
Another Game with at Least Five Total Tackles from Ja'shun Adams
On Thursday, Lake Cormorant got the W thanks in part to Ja'Shun Adams playing the best football he has all season. Adams wasn't messing around, making nine total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. The game was his fourth straight with five or more total tackles.
This year, Adams has averaged 5.6 total tackles per game and for the season has 2 interceptions. He is looking even better than he did last year: after ten games last season, he was only averaging 3.2 total tackles per game.
Gamescore: 21.75
A Season-Best Effort from Taurick Boyd Leads Lake Cormorant over Olive Branch
Lake Cormorant was led to victory by Taurick Boyd, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Thursday. Boyd picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Boyd must have Olive Branch's number; he was a force to be reckoned with the last time he faced them too. Back in November of 2023 (the last time Boyd saw Olive Branch), he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Gamescore: 19.50
Jamarcus Flowers Makes It Two for South Panola
Another South Panola player making an appearance on this list is Jamarcus Flowers. He made five total tackles and defended three passes.
For the season, Flowers has averaged 4.9 total tackles per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.9 defended passes per game. This year he is averaging 1.8 defended passes.
Gamescore: 17.80
Other Notable Players
- Braylon Warren: 0.5 sacks and 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 17.25)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
